belemniten Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Last Friday and last Sunday I visited the quarry Mistelgau in Bavaria. Its since 2005 abandoned and a very beautiful geotop. But you can still find fossils there! It's possible to find various Jurassic fossils like ammonites, gastropodes, marine reptile bones .... I was mainly interested in finding some Ichthyosaur bones and all in all I was quite successful. Here is a picture of the quarry: Belemnits can be found everywhere ... I found 6 Ichthyosaur vertebrae and 5 paddle bones. The vertebrae: The two associated vertebrae are my favourite ones. Unprepped: And prepped: The preparation wasn't too easy. It took 3 or 4 hours. Some more detailed pictures of vertebrae: Unprepped: Prepped: 12 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 Then the paddle bones: This one is my favourite one: Beside these bones I also found some ammonites. Here are some of them: I assume that they are mostly Cotteswoldia. And the second favourite find was this ammonite. It's pyritized and very good preserved. Thanks for watching and a happy New year!! By the way what do you guys think about the pictures with the ruler? Are they better than pictures without one? 18 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Beautiful finds, verts look very nice presevation! Do you just walk right onto the land? Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 verry nice finds Sebastian We have to get to Germany some day, mabey on a next holliday trip. growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie81 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 One word: WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smt126 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Those are some beautiful finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I love that pyritized ammonite!!! It looks exquisite, right down to the innermost whorl - wow!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Great finds as usual Sebastian, as you know Lower / Middle Jurassic marine vertebrates are of interest to me. Judging by the shape of the middle bottom digit “blue arrow” (if not fragmented) it would appear to be an Ulna. Compared to the size of the other digit indicated by the “red arrow” that would be almost certainly one of the carpals. Can you put a species to the Ichthyosaur? Here’s an Ulna from my collection for comparison from the (Ichthyosaur Ophthalmosaurus icenicus) Your scale bar is fine, I find better results that eliminate the glare if the rule is finished in Matt design as opposed to a shiny one. 3 Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facehugger Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Amazing finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Very nice ichthyosaur material!! I love the vertebrae -Christian Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy! Q. Where do dinosaurs study? A. At Khaan Academy!... My ResearchGate profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 11 hours ago, LiamL said: Beautiful finds, verts look very nice presevation! Do you just walk right onto the land? Thanks Liam And yes I didnt dig there. I am not even sure if that allowed there ... 11 hours ago, Manticocerasman said: verry nice finds Sebastian We have to get to Germany some day, mabey on a next holliday trip. 11 hours ago, Natalie81 said: One word: WOW! 9 hours ago, Monica said: I love that pyritized ammonite!!! It looks exquisite, right down to the innermost whorl - wow!!! 10 hours ago, smt126 said: Those are some beautiful finds. 7 hours ago, facehugger said: Amazing finds! 7 hours ago, The Amateur Paleontologist said: Very nice ichthyosaur material!! I love the vertebrae -Christian Thank you all Really appreciate your kind words !! 9 hours ago, DE&i said: Great finds as usual Sebastian, as you know Lower / Middle Jurassic marine vertebrates are of interest to me. Judging by the shape of the middle bottom digit “blue arrow” (if not fragmented) it would appear to be an Ulna. Compared to the size of the other digit indicated by the “red arrow” that would be almost certainly one of the carpals. Can you put a species to the Ichthyosaur? Here’s an Ulna from my collection for comparison from the (Ichthyosaur Ophthalmosaurus icenicus) Your scale bar is fine, I find better results that eliminate the glare if the rule is finished in Matt design as opposed to a shiny one. Thanks for the ID help. Here is a detailed picture of the one, which you marked with the blue arrow: I am not sure if its really an Ulna. For me it looks like a damaged paddle bone. I am also not sure about the species. Have to look it up, but I think its kinda difficult with only isolated bones. Thank you I will see if I can find another ruler. Good point!! 1 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Awesome finds and prep as always Sebastian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 17 hours ago, Archie said: Awesome finds and prep as always Sebastian! Thanks you @Archie Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Really nice finds Sebastian. I loved that little quarry in Mistelgau even though I didn't find any Ichthyosaur material when I was there last year. Looks like you found some nice ones. Those ammonites are also beautiful. Thanks for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Wow! You did very well! Personally I'm most fond of the ammonites, but the ichthyosaur bones are great as well. I wish we had access to some Jurassic over here. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Nice finds ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 On 01/01/2019 at 9:50 PM, belemniten said: I am not sure if its really an Ulna I'd be interested to see what you might think the damaged side is. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 (edited) @paulgdls should be able to help Edited January 3, 2019 by DE&i Adding photo Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Nice finds Sebastian! Thanks for sharing. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 A productive hunt and nice prepping! Love the ichthyosaur pieces. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 On 2.1.2019 at 8:52 PM, Jeffrey P said: Really nice finds Sebastian. I loved that little quarry in Mistelgau even though I didn't find any Ichthyosaur material when I was there last year. Looks like you found some nice ones. Those ammonites are also beautiful. Thanks for posting this. Thanks Jeffrey On 2.1.2019 at 8:57 PM, FossilDAWG said: Wow! You did very well! Personally I'm most fond of the ammonites, but the ichthyosaur bones are great as well. I wish we had access to some Jurassic over here. Don Thanks Don!! For sure I found some of the nicest ammonites in my collection on this day. 7 hours ago, Pemphix said: Nice finds ! Thanks 6 hours ago, DE&i said: I'd be interested to see what you might think the damaged side is. I took a closer look recently and I think you are right! It seems to be not fragmented and then it should be an Ulna. I am currently not at home but I will post some pictures when I am back (next week). 4 hours ago, ynot said: Nice finds Sebastian! Thanks for sharing. Thanks Tony 3 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: A productive hunt and nice prepping! Love the ichthyosaur pieces. Thanks Adam Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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