caldigger Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 13 minutes ago, RJB said: I am hard to shop for cause I really dont need anything. Well to my surprize I found these under the tree on christmas morning. Many hours of fun for these, plus, when im done they will be worth a fortune! Wooooop! Wooooop! RB Just a couple of river rocks...keep looking! What is inscribed on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 8 minutes ago, caldigger said: What is inscribed on them? Im purdy sure that is the location of where these were found? RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Yesterday’s snags. 3 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 23 minutes ago, Uncle Siphuncle said: Yesterday’s snags. As in found, purchased or gifted. Were those found in Texas? If so what formation? I assume Pennsylvanian. I’ve never found trilobites in Texas. I’ve been to Mineral Wells one time many years ago. I didn’t find any there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 On 12/25/2018 at 5:36 PM, caldigger said: Here is a box of goodies shipped from a land that is just OK...Oklahoma that is!!! This was sent by my buddy. @MSirmon. A block filled with Fox Hills ammonites, several "Chunkasaurus" bones from the Lance Formation ( one of which may be a Ceratops frill piece) and a big bivalve shell from Lake Texoma, Oklahoma. Thank you so much Mikey! The shell looks to be an Inoceramus of some kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 19 minutes ago, KimTexan said: The shell looks to be an Inoceramus of some kind. Yes, I have deduced that one. It's the light colored item I am still scratchin the ol' noggin on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf89 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 30 minutes ago, KimTexan said: As in found, purchased or gifted. Were those found in Texas? If so what formation? I assume Pennsylvanian. I’ve never found trilobites in Texas. I’ve been to Mineral Wells one time many years ago. I didn’t find any there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Here are some of my Christmas gifts courtesy of @caldigger Doren. This is the lot of them. I got it weeks before Christmas, but waited to open it till Christmas Day. There was also a case of Chick-O-Sticks in the box. I forgot to include that in the group pic. Oops I just remembered he sent me a nice piece of selenite also not in the pic. I’ll have to take pics and post them. They include some beautiful sand dollars. Some adorable little dolphin teeth, I believe. Some shells. I found some almost identical bivalves in Maryland in October. More shells. These are very pretty little shells. A cool looking rock, which I think could be an extremely eroded oyster conglomerate. It appears to have a couple bore holes in it. There is also a small shell in the center there. These are a beautiful type of pectin. I love the colors and the pattern. The matrix is very lightweight too. This is agatized whale bone. I didn’t know such a thing existed. Cool. These are shark teeth on matrix. The center one is my favorite. It’s kind of a lavender color with a little peach or pink at the base. The camera isn’t capturing the color at all. Thank you so much Doren. It definitely cheered my Christmas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 6 minutes ago, Wolf89 said: Thanks. I thought those looked too good for Texas trilos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 Awesome stuff everyone, thanks for sharing! I hope you all had a wonderful Xmas! Apart from the ammonites, I didn't receive any more fossils (from people) this year. Well... I guess the Fossil Gods did give me a very generous gift this year! I went to the Banjaard beach with my mom and two of my many cousins (a 19-year old and a 6-year old), and boy did we get lucky! Too much to talk about everything in this topic, but I'll make a report soon enough and link it here. Let's see even more stuff that is being found/received from now till 2019... I'm very curious! Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 @KimTexan Doren's packages are among the best. Always good stuff. And you got some really top-notch fossils! 2 hours ago, KimTexan said: The camera isn’t capturing the color at all. As cool as they are, those colorful STH shark teeth are always shy to reveal their true splendor on camera... I have the same problem as you! 2 hours ago, KimTexan said: A cool looking rock, which I think could be an extremely eroded oyster conglomerate. It appears to have a couple bore holes in it. There is also a small shell in the center there. Looks like just a rock to me unfortunately. A cool one, yes, but an oyster, probably not. Although usually it's the opposite when comparing geologic and organic stuff, oysters are less regular than the patterns on this stone. Oysters really are the weirdest. @Uncle Siphuncle [ Wowza! ] x2 @Shellseeker gorgeous tooth! @Bobby Rico these are incredible insects! I love them! I also have a Ephemeropsis like yours, but it's nowhere as nice. @caldigger awesome gifts, especially that big inoceramid! @paulyb135 nice socks @SailingAlongToo very nice stuff! Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 3 hours ago, KimTexan said: As in found, purchased or gifted. Were those found in Texas? If so what formation? I assume Pennsylvanian. I’ve never found trilobites in Texas. I’ve been to Mineral Wells one time many years ago. I didn’t find any there. These are Ordovician finds from Indiana. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 23 minutes ago, Max-fossils said: Looks like just a rock to me unfortunately. A cool one, yes, but an oyster, probably not. Although usually it's the opposite when comparing geologic and organic stuff, oysters are less regular than the patterns on this stone. Oysters really are the weirdest. Yes it is just a well stratified sedimentary rock. I liked the way it eroded and thought you ( Kim) might too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 I don’t usually buy fossils for myself. For me the enjoyment of fossils is in the experience and adventure of going out and finding them for myself and the pride in being able to do it, know how to do it and then be able to prep them myself. I’m still a novice at most of it though. Anyway, I bought this for myself to play with and admire. It’s a dream of mine to go hunt the Fox Hills formation in South Dakota one day. So I reasoned that I need to become familiar with the matrix. . . I got it for $20 on “fossilbay” as I call it. I was even more impressed with it when I saw it in person. The shininess and glitter of it is like a jewel. I think it is in its natural state still. Now I’m not sure I can bring myself to play at prepping it, but I’m guessing there are likely other cephalopods or shells in there somewhere. Then I said I’d post the other 2 items Doren sent me. There was a group of us TFF people chatting and I mentioned something about how if I had a favorite store bought candy it would be Chick-o-stick. But they are kind of hard to find in my area. I’m not a big candy eater, but when I drive up to Arkansas to visit my family I can find them in a few convenient stores along the way. So I stop and buy a couple and they will last me a few months actually. Anyway, Doren remembered and sent me a whole case of them along with the fossils. This is a piece of selenite aka gypsum I believe. In regards to this item Doren wrote “Don’t freak out I give these to everybody.” So did you buy a case or 2 of them Doren? I don’t have any carved selenite. It is very pretty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggycardon Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Got quite a lot of x-mas fossils and minerals These were all gifted by my amazing girlfriend And these i bought for myself as a x-mas present A beluga vertebrae from the North Sea (40 000 years old) A piece of Astrofyllite from Greenland "Star Dust", grinding waste of a Muonionalusta meteorite put on a magnet which makes a pretty display. A Halisaurus tooth from Oued Zem, Morocco (70 million years old) A piece of Burmite amber with a pseudoscorpion inclusion from Myamar (95 million years old) A piece of Dominican amber with an ant inclusion, Dominican Republic (30 - 25 million years old) And I am still waiting for a few things I ordered that should arrive in the next week. A museum grade replica of the Berlin specimen Archaeopteryx A Baryonyx claw replica A 33 cm Tyrannosaurus tooth replica A piece of Falcon's eye A piece of rare yellow Brucite A piece of Cavansite A piece of Chinese Jade (Nephrite) A piece of Black Opal A piece of Rutile Quartz And a book about Amber 2 Interested in all things paleontology, geology, zoology, evolution, natural history and science! Professional exotic pet keeper, huge fantasy geek, explorer of the microfossil realm, member of the BVP (Belgian Association for Paleontology), Volunteer prepper at Oertijdmuseum Boxtel. View my collection topic here: The Growing Collection of Ziggycardon My animal collection at the "Members pet" topic Ziggycardon's exploration of the microfossil realm Trips to Eben Emael (Maastrichtian of Belgium) My latest fossil hunt Next project will be a dedicated prepping space. "A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." - Tyrion Lannister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 @ziggycardon wow, it seems like you got, and still will be, spoiled! Lucky you! @KimTexan that's a stunning ammonite Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 29 minutes ago, ziggycardon said: Falcon's eye You done great this year you must have been a very good. What’s Falcon’s eye then? Nice amber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, Bobby Rico said: You done great this year you must have been a very good. What’s Falcon’s eye then? Nice amber I think it's some kind of mineral? Not sure EDIT: yup, it's a mineral. aka Red Tiger Eye Gemstone Edited December 30, 2018 by Max-fossils 1 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 23 hours ago, RJB said: I am hard to shop for cause I really dont need anything. Well to my surprize I found these under the tree on christmas morning. Many hours of fun for these, plus, when im done they will be worth a fortune! Wooooop! Wooooop! RB Ron, Were you always this excited about ROCKS !! under the tree? When you were a kid, did anyone tell you that all you were getting for Christmas was a bag of coal? Maybe you were a good kid, me ... not so much 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 22 hours ago, KimTexan said: As in found, purchased or gifted. Were those found in Texas? If so what formation? I assume Pennsylvanian. I’ve never found trilobites in Texas. I’ve been to Mineral Wells one time many years ago. I didn’t find any there. I’ve picked up bugs at Jacksboro, Mineral Wells, and Bridgeport, mainly the latter, mostly 10-15 years ago before collecting pressure exploded, but I’m sure they are still in all areas mentioned. I was once fortunate to catch a construction project a couple times at Bridgeport that contributed greatly to my collection. Luck of the draw. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 On 12/25/2018 at 2:26 PM, FossilsAnonymous said: One HUGE ammonite, coming up! It's hard to think about what this must have cost. Nice ammonite! You were lucky this Christmas. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 On 12/27/2018 at 3:36 PM, Bobby Rico said: Ok better late then never. Mrs R very kindly purchase these insects off Ron @RJB . A cockroach from Brazil and a bug from China . I am very pleased with them. WOW ! ! Beautiful, Bobby, both of those are absolutely tremendous! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Tidgy received some lovely micro matrix from the Wenlock Silurian of Wren's Nest courtesy of Santa via @JohnBrewer Here she is looking for little bits of branching brozoa and all. Look she's found and separated the brachiopod! Good girl! 3 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggycardon Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 On 29-12-2018 at 10:31 PM, Bobby Rico said: You done great this year you must have been a very good. What’s Falcon’s eye then? Nice amber On 30-12-2018 at 12:55 PM, Max-fossils said: I think it's some kind of mineral? Not sure EDIT: yup, it's a mineral. aka Red Tiger Eye Gemstone Thanx, and yes falcon's eye is indeed a variant of Tiger's Eye, which usually is blue, purple or red in color. Interested in all things paleontology, geology, zoology, evolution, natural history and science! Professional exotic pet keeper, huge fantasy geek, explorer of the microfossil realm, member of the BVP (Belgian Association for Paleontology), Volunteer prepper at Oertijdmuseum Boxtel. View my collection topic here: The Growing Collection of Ziggycardon My animal collection at the "Members pet" topic Ziggycardon's exploration of the microfossil realm Trips to Eben Emael (Maastrichtian of Belgium) My latest fossil hunt Next project will be a dedicated prepping space. "A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." - Tyrion Lannister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 well I've litteraly been fossil hunting during christmas time Ive posted them before, but ere are my christmas fossils: 3 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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