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Prehistoric Chili Pepper Fossils Challenge Tomato Plant's Evolutionary History, Study Says
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Prehistoric Chili Pepper Fossils Challenge Tomato Plant's Evolutionary History, Study Says The open access paper is: Deanna, R., Martínez, C., Manchester, S., Wilf, P., Campos, A., Knapp, S., Chiarini, F.E., Barboza, G.E., Bernardello, G., Sauquet, H. and Dean, E., 2023. Fossil berries reveal global radiation of the nightshade family by the early Cenozoic. New Phytologist. Open access paper Yours, Paul H.-
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Hi everyone, I recently stumbled across this and have been discussing the details with the seller. He called them Mastodon Molars, which they certainly appear to be, but the weird part is where he says they were found. Apparently they were found on the border of Columbia and Ecuador. I googled South American Mastodon and it came up with a lot of stuff on Gomphotheres and now I'm really excited but know next to nothing about Gomphotheres outside of them being a subgroup of Mastodons with funny faces. Here's the pics he sent me, can anyone give me some insight on these?
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What's up, everyone?! I'm in Quincy, WA for work for about 6 weeks and would love to do some digging. Does anyone know if there some good spots out here? Also, I don't know if the regulations are the same as at home (New Mexico). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Hope you all are happy and healthy! View from the base of my driveway. Columbia River at dawn.
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Hello gang, Here is an osteoderm. This was in a box from my travels, purchased in Cartagena, Columbia in a little shop on the Plaza de las Esmeraldas in the El Laguito. Sadly, the identity and location are long gone due to a sudden intrusion of the ocean weeks later in Chile. (Long story involving a ship and some outdated charts in Caleta Cinfuncho...) The ink ran on the label and only “Magdalena” and “Huila” are legible...dang ballpoints... Anyway, I am attempting to ID it. Best I can tell this is likely Scirrotherium hondaensis, which means Magdalena River, Honda group, lower Villavieja fm. Huila, Columbia Hoping someone here is more knowledgeable as I’m just guessing from a few web searches!
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Found slightly north of Columbia, SC in the middle of the state in a creek. Caught my eye because of the inside, but the outside seems to have some sort of non-natural looking inclusions. If you’re able, zoom in on the exterior to see what I mean. Any help is appreciated! Totally understand this could just be a rock but it seems too odd.
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This may be the biggest turtle that ever lived By Laura Geggel, Live Science, February 14, 2020 This jaw-droppingly huge specimen is the largest known complete turtle shell on Earth. https://www.livescience.com/largest-turtle-shell-on-earth.html Extinct South American giant turtle had 10-foot-wide horned shell By Brooks Hays, UPI, February 13, 2020 https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2020/02/13/Extinct-South-American-giant-turtle-had-10-foot-wide-horned-shell/9841581541088/ The paper is: E.-A. Cadena, T. M. Scheyer, J. D. Carrillo-Briceño, R. Sánchez, O. A Aguilera-Socorro, A. Vanegas, M. Pardo, D. M. Hansen, and M. R. Sánchez-Villagra, 2020. The anatomy, paleobiology, and evolutionary relationships of the largest extinct side-necked turtle. Science Advances, Vol. 6, no. 7, eaay4593 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay4593 https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/7/eaay4593 Yours, Paul H.
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Hello All, I found this piece at the shoreline, Kelley Point Park (confluence of Willamette and Columbia). It's lightweight (1 oz) Any Ideas?
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I recently made my first trip to a roadcut south of Columbia Illinois. I found a lot of crinoid stems, brachs and bryozoans. I found somethings that I'm not sure what they are. With these, my first instinct was crinoids or maybe cephalopods that had somehow split vertically. IMG_0977.MOV
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From the album: MY FOSSIL Collection - Dpaul7
Copal SITE LOCATION: Columbia TIME PERIOD: Recent Era (several hundred to several thousand years old) Data: Copal is a name given to tree resin from the copal tree Protium copal (Burseraceae) that is particularly identified with the aromatic resins used by the cultures of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica as ceremonially burned incense and other purposes. More generally, the term copal describes resinous substances in an intermediate stage of polymerization and hardening between "gummier" resins and amber. The word copal is derived from the Nahuatl language word copalli, meaning "incense". Copal that is partly mineralized is known as copaline. Grimaldi (1996) referred to copal as subfossil resin, several hundred to several thousand years old, that may take a high polish, but will craze deeply on the surface after only a few years when the volatiles from the original resin evaporate. -
News story HERE. PDF paper in spanish HERE. Enjoy. Regards,
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I'm a newbie fossil hunter and I live in Jessup along rt. 1 I've seen some discussions about questionable sites but none specify the exact area to look. In the woods out back there is a stream called Dorsey Run with TONS of pebbles and such in it and the stream runs along rt 1 and does cross under rt.1 near Assateague rd. I'm not sure much of the geology of the area but I've read there are dinosaur fossils in the Jessup/Laurel area. I've been back there to glance to see if I can find anything but nothing turns up at first glance. When it gets warmer maybe I'll search more extensively in that stream. I've also read there are shark teeth in Laurel's Prince George's County area but still cant find details on the location. Does anyone in the area know of any fruitful sites to check?