dinosaur man Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 This is the biggest specimen in my collection a prosaurapod footprint from wasson bluff I was wondering if anyone has dinosaur footprints that they would like to share? it’s not the best photo beacause of the lighting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I'll try to put up some dinosaur track images if I can get some sunshine lit photos tomorrow. For now, a Coconino, Permian, mammal - like reptile trackway. Insects too. 6 Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 Cool track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 9:52 PM, dinosaur man said: This is the biggest specimen in my collection a prosaurapod footprint from wasson bluff I was wondering if anyone has dinosaur footprints that they would like to share? it’s not the best photo beacause of the lighting Any chance of you standing on the other side of your plate so your not blocking the overhead lighting and giving us a better picture of this? Tell us the truth John, you just layed out some fresh plaster and let a ferret run amuck over it didn't you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 Yes here you go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 9:26 PM, snolly50 said: For now, a Coconino, Permian, mammal - like reptile trackway. Insects too. @snolly50 Wow great trackway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 27 minutes ago, caldigger said: Tell us the truth John, you just layed out some fresh plaster and let a ferret run amuck over it didn't you! Very perceptive! Old Laoporus may have been a little like a ferret. Although a reptile, it had given up the sprawling gait of its ilk and adapted a tucked-in limb configuration; walking like a mammal, a ferret. @Randyw Thanks, I really love these Coconino trackways. If I were forced to pick, I would have to admit this is the favorite fossil I own. The trackways are like behavior frozen in time. I love them, so ancient, yet as fresh as new. Incredible. 2 Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 hour ago, dinosaur man said: Yes here you go I really can't make out a track in this one. 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...
dinosaur man Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 Here I Tried to outline the footprint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 @dinosaur man How was this identified as a dinosaur track? Does this rock match other rocks from the site based on the information you were given? The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 Yes it does match I got it a while ago and I just went there a month ago the rocks match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Was it confirmed by a paleontologist? ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 No not yet but I compared it to some specimens from the Fundy geological museum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Then I would take it to your nearest natural history museum or earth sciences department to have it confirmed; at present, it looks more like differential weathering. It is usually best not to simply take a seller’s word on a piece. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Here’s my only entry into the trackway arena! Cincosaurus cobbi not dinosaur but still cool for 310 mya. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Hueso Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 7 hours ago, dinosaur man said: Here I Tried to outline the footprint It could just be me but something about that shape doesn’t look right to me. It could just be my inexperience though. Dinosaurman, how did you determine that it was a prosaurapod track? Did you find it yourself? Thanks! Edit: Nice track Randy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I only have one problem with this. How does a single track become eroded from a trackway? This was not chiseled or cut out of the stone. Those edges are eroded, and I'll bet the underside is as well. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Hueso Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 That’s a good point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Juvenile Herbivorou's Dinosaur Footcast from Wealden , Sussex. U.K probably some sort of ornithopod. I can’t remember who but another member has the right side same track and I have the left side. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 9 hours ago, dinosaur man said: Here I Tried to outline the footprint I still don't think this is a dinosaur footprint. The rock doesn't look to be sedimentary rock to me. You really need to have this looked at by paleontologist at a museum or a university. 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...
dinosaur man Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 Ok and the rock fell off the cliff side near the middle of the cliff so it was separated from the other tracks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 @dinosaur man Are you saying you collected this piece? ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 Yeah I collected a while ago and I just went back to see if I can find anymore fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, dinosaur man said: Yeah I collected a while ago and I just went back to see if I can find anymore fossils Well, hopefully you had a Heritage Research Permit: "It is against the law to excavate or collection fossils in Nova Scotia without a Heritage Research Permit." https://cch.novascotia.ca/exploring-our-past/special-places/palaeontology-permits-and-guidelines 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Hueso Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 25 minutes ago, dinosaur man said: Yeah I collected a while ago and I just went back to see if I can find anymore fossils I'm really interested to know about if you saw the trackbed where this stone came from, if you are still able to get to it. But please, don't do anything illegal. Like Kane said, you need a permit to retrieve fossils from there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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