frankh8147 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Hello! I wanted to share some information and the published study of a crab carapace I recently donated to the New Jersey State Museum (NJSM). I found this last year in Monmouth County, New Jersey and thanks to suggestions from fellow forum members, as well as the NJSM, I sent this crab to decapod expert Dr. Rodney Feldmann to study. After review, it was determined that this crab represents a new genus and species and was recently published in the Mizunami Fossil Museum Bulletin. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Dr. Feldmann, who was kind enough to name it after me (Costadromia hajzeri). I also want to thank my good friends at the New Jersey State Museum, and everyone on the forum who helped ID this specimen. This was a really fun project to be involved in! @non-remanié @Trevor @Jeffrey P @Carl @FossilDAWG @Darktooth http://www.city.mizunami.lg.jp/docs/2019031400022/files/02feldmannschweitzer2019.pdf 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 cool. And beautiful little crabapace. (I just made that up via typo!) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Congratulations! Result for you personally and for science. And it's a lovely little crab too! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyBoy Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Very cool congrats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Congratulations, Frank! That's awesome! Kudos to your research crew. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Congratulations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Beautiful find and wonderful collaboration between amateur and pro, all to benefit our understanding of the home planet. 1 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Congratulations! That all turned out about as well as I could possibly have imagined. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Awesome, Frank! Glad to hear this. You are most deserving of having something named after you!. Well done, sir. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Very cool to get to work with the professionals--even cooler when you get your own species! Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 2 hours ago, jpc said: cool. And beautiful little crabapace. (I just made that up via typo!) Well that's just a really cool typo! I can't guarantee that I don't steal that word! 2 hours ago, FossilDAWG said: Congratulations! That all turned out about as well as I could possibly have imagined. Don My thoughts exactly. I never even took the time to day-dream about this being a new species/genus before I heard the news. It was a complete surprise! Thanks for your help Don! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, frankh8147 said: Well that's just a really cool typo! I can't guarantee that I don't steal that word! permission granted to all... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Congratulations Frank I am very Happy for you. This is great news! on top of that Lungfish find, you are on a roll! 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Wonderful news! Congratulations!! 1 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...
Ludwigia Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Excellent! Rodney Feldmann certainly is the right address when it comes to Decapoda. He was also the one that confirmed the new species which I found a few years ago. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 FANTASTIC!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Wow great find, what a cool crab!! 1 Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 2 hours ago, fossisle said: 2 hours ago, fossisle said: Wow great find, what a cool crab!! Thanks everyone! And yeah, it's definitely different! In fact, it was so different to what I'm used to seeing there that I originally thought it was an echinoid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 21 hours ago, Darktooth said: Congratulations Frank I am very Happy for you. This is great news! on top of that Lungfish find, you are on a roll! Thanks! Hopefully we can get together for a dig sometime soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 3 hours ago, frankh8147 said: Thanks! Hopefully we can get together for a dig sometime soon! I would like that! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 So amazing!! Now go out and find another!! This time you will literally have your name on it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 On 3/16/2019 at 9:22 PM, Al Tahan said: So amazing!! Now go out and find another!! This time you will literally have your name on it Thank you and believe me, this jumped to the top of my want list! This would be a good time to mention - although I've never bought or traded for a fossil, I would make an exception for a 'partial' C. hajzeri. If anyone has one and would consider trading, send me a message! I have tens of thousands of fossils in my basement so I'm sure we could work something out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 It would be great if you could locate additional specimens of this newly christened species. I'm sure you'd like to have one of your namesake for your collection and the museum would probably appreciate an additional material to support this new genus and species. Is it possible that the NJSM might make a cast of the type specimen for you? A copy of the type would be a real top-shelf display case item. Congrats again on your contribution to science. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 hour ago, digit said: It would be great if you could locate additional specimens of this newly christened species. I'm sure you'd like to have one of your namesake for your collection and the museum would probably appreciate an additional material to support this new genus and species. Is it possible that the NJSM might make a cast of the type specimen for you? A copy of the type would be a real top-shelf display case item. Congrats again on your contribution to science. Cheers. -Ken Thank you so much! The NJSM is going to make some casts for me in a few months (probably around summertime) and I can't wait to get them. I already have it all worked out how I'm going to display my casts in my collection. I work with them a lot (once a month or so) and right now, they have a lot going on. They have the "Objects Count -decade of collecting" exhibit which has my lungfish tooth-plate (along with the other known Eastern USA late Cretaceous specimen found by @njfossilhunter ) and a croc exhibit with some amazing stuff in it so I'll get my casts once the dust clears! Cheers Ken! -Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Nice! I enjoy working with museums as you can get in on opportunities you otherwise couldn't. Love to see an image of the cast when it finally comes your way. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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