RJB Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Wow! Some very nice specimens this month!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Hey everyone, I am submitting the juvenile Eurypterid I found last weekend. This is a crazy lucky find for me because I have been to this site (not Lang’s) as far back as 2012 and never found anything this nice. Generally the locality is terrible because of how little exposure there is and the unworkable nature of these dolostones. Usually I rummage the rubble with minimal luck. Anyway, this was an epic find for me so I’ll toss it in the mix this month and make the voting decision that much harder lol. Lots of great fossils this month of June! Date of discovery: June 8th, 2019 Scientific name: Eurypterus remipes Geologic age: Late Silurian geologic formation: Phelps member, Bertie group Location: Hermiker county, New York 3 pictures Al 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 As if the choices weren’t hard enough you had to add that beauty! WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Found 21st April, just got back from Preparation by Mark Hawkes Harpoceras and Dactylioceras gracile Upper Lias Found at Sandsend, near whitby in Yorkshire. As found After Preperation 16 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, LiamL said: Found 21st April, just got back from Preparation by Mark Hawkes Harpoceras and Dactylioceras gracile Upper Lias Found at Sandsend, near whitby in Yorkshire. Very nice, Liam. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Nice ammonites. 1 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 I'mma go for it for IPFOTM, because why not? Firstly: Found: 6/15/19 Species: Periarchus pileussinensis sand dollars with Chlamys scallop fragment Geologic age/formation: Eocene Tivola Limestone (~35 MYA) Location: Perry, GA 10 Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 As for a rare second entry: Found: 6/15/19 Species: Chlamys spillmani clinchfieldensis scallop Geologic age/formation: Eocene Tivola Limestone (~35 MYA) Location: Perry, GA 8 Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 My FOTM entry. Theropod dinosaur claw. Discovered after breaking up some bonebed. I had to carefully prep this one out! Then put together again as was found in two pieces. It was a clean break though luckily. Before and after prep pics. You can see the logistical problem I had exposing such a small fossil then extracting one half from its host rock and putting it back together avoiding any damage...it was a great success! Discovered 23 June 2019 Theropod dinosaur, Possibly Dromaeosaurid/Velociraptorine - Nuthetes sp Hastings Beds - Lower Cretaceous - 135 MYA Sussex Wealden Supergroup 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie81 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Birdman said: My FOTM entry. Theropod dinosaur claw. Discovered after breaking up some bonebed. I had to carefully prep this one out! Then put together again as was found in two pieces. It was a clean break though luckily. Before and after prep pics. You can see the logistical problem I had exposing such a small fossil then extracting one half from its host rock and putting it back together avoiding any damage...it was a great success! Possibly Dromaeosaurid Hastings Beds Wealden Supergroup Lower Cretaceous - 135 MYA Sussex Discovered 23 June 2019 Congratulations on the find AND preparation! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Hey, thanks Natalie81. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Birdman said: My FOTM entry. Beautiful claw - congrats on finding and prepping it so nicely! -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...
Natalie81 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 My FOTM entry: Crickites sp Frasnian Chimay, Belgium Found last Saturday (22/06) and prepped by @Manticocerasman That's the largest specimen we ever found, 40 cm 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 26/06/2019 at 10:26 AM, Birdman said: My FOTM entry. Theropod dinosaur claw. Discovered after breaking up some bonebed. I had to carefully prep this one out! Then put together again as was found in two pieces. It was a clean break though luckily. Before and after prep pics. You can see the logistical problem I had exposing such a small fossil then extracting one half from its host rock and putting it back together avoiding any damage...it was a great success! Discovered 23 June 2019 Theropod dinosaur, Possibly Dromaeosaurid/Velociraptorine - Nuthetes sp Hastings Beds - Lower Cretaceous - 135 MYA Sussex Wealden Supergroup This is the most beautiful claw you have shown so far congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Thank you for your appreciative comments, The Amateur Paleontologist and Haravex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimin013 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Nice find! @Birdman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Thanks Jaimin013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 On 27/06/2019 at 6:25 AM, Natalie81 said: My FOTM entry: Crickites sp Frasnian Chimay, Belgium Found last Saturday (22/06) and prepped by @Manticocerasman That's the largest specimen we ever found, 40 cm That is a work of art! Natures art. Lovely find. Well done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 It’s gonna be almost impossible to decide this month They’re all so impressive! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 I got my darts all sharpened up and blindfold ready. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie81 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 6 hours ago, Birdman said: That is a work of art! Natures art. Lovely find. Well done. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Some really nice entries! Also very diverse! But an Ichthyosaur fossil shouldn't be missing My personal favourite find of the month is this Ichthyosuar jaw bones with about 65 teeth. I found it last Sunday in the quarry Kromer near Holzmaden and prepped it with my air pens and an air abrasive. The prep took about 5 hours. The teeth are very small so they are maybe form a young Ichthyosaur (or a very small one). Found: 23 June 2019 Ichthyosaur jaw bone with teeth Lower Jurassic, Posidonia Shale Holzmaden, Germany 11 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuajbelanger Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Anyone else think it’s odd that our main hobby includes collecting dead things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 58 minutes ago, joshuajbelanger said: Anyone else think it’s odd that our main hobby includes collecting dead things? Not at all 2 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...
caldigger Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 I find it easier. Its really hard to keep the live things staying put on the shelves and drawers. They always seem to want to get free! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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