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A new pliosaur from the Kimmeridgian deposits at Kimmedige has just been revealed to the world! Rumours have been going around about it for some time, but now the source of the rumours has been revealed, and it's spectacular! Belonging to the genus Pliosaurus, to judge from it's age and tooth morphology, it's one of the best preserved - if not best preserved - skull of its kind! https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67650247?fbclid=IwAR3ukvNzGPSxBdhBp3Z3zrIEJZEbDki1ezYhSrCaLjpYVUIsc_nOGPexuDs
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Hello Guys, I found this interesting little fossil at Pointe Aux Oies/Wimereux last Thursday. it is from the Thithonian/ Kimmeridgian layers. It reminds me of a tail spine of a ray, or a sea urchin spine. Am i correct?
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From the album: cf. Pliosaurus kevani
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From the album: cf. Pliosaurus kevani
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Man was it hot today! Would you believe it? 30°C on the 9th of May! I did a lot of sweating, but even though it was somewhat exhausting after 7 hours of digging, I did have some fun too. I cleaned out this area during the first few hours. And came up with at least a few things. I then decided to move to another spot. And promptly found the best one to this point. The fossiliferous area in the hypselocylum zone which I am working consists of two ca. 20cm. thick concretionary limestone beds separated by about 20cm. of friable soft marl. The fossils in the marl, which are numerous, are mostly flatly pressed and usually fall to bits. The ones in the limestone beds are strongly cemented in and there is a lot of ammonite brekzie and an awful lot of sponge material within. So I spend a lot of time whacking away at them once they are extricated, which necessitates a lot of energy, since they are extremely hard. They don't always come out complete, so there's some glueing to be done at home, but every once in a while I get a lucky split as above. The up side of this is that the fossils from the concretions are very well preserved, once you manage to get them out intact. Here's my booty at the end of the day. Tomorrow I should be getting down to some preparation.
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Are there ways to differentiate long neck plesiosaur bones vs. pliosaur bones*(specifically vertebrae from the kimmeridge clay in this case), other than by size, in some cases? *or any of the paddle bones
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From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
Unidentified plesiosaur vertebrea Jurassic period kimmeridge clay weymouth, Dorset U.K. -
Hi all, Can anyone help me identify these belemnites from Speeton? They were found in the rare Kimmeridge Clay beach exposures, all in situ. The first is a stunner at 19cm long and has no distinguishing features. The second is about 12.5cm long and has a deep groove running from the tip to about halfway - is this cylindroteuthis? The third is smaller, at 8cm long, and you can just make out a similar groove (but shallower) down half of its length from the tip. Many thanks! Gillian
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Courtsey of the Smithsonian NMNH This climate model shows global temps for a year in the life of a Stegosaurus, and other species that lived 155 MYA. Climate models are made using complex physics & math and they are validated using our knowledge of climate in the ancient past and lots of data from fossils. A bit warm summer all year DZd0IutXcAA7TC-.mp4
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From the album: Late Jurassic Ammonites from Southern Germany
13cm. From the hypselocylum zone, early Kimmeridgian in the Danube valley.-
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Hi all, I recently found this on a trip to the Jurassic Coast at Dorset and have been intrigued by this find, i'm not an expert on fossil identification and i would be grateful for all your potential ideas as to what this could be.
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Found 21st Aug 2017 on Kimmeridge beach Dorset UK so late jurassic era. The centre line is slightly raised, the edges clean cut.
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New Jurassic Coast Museum to Feature Steve Etches' Collections
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Fossil fever: exploring Dorset's Jurassic Coast with Steve Etches Retired plumber Steve Etches has spent years combing the coast for ammonites and dinosaur bones. He has collected so many a £5m, world-class museum, in the village of Kimmeridge, has been built to house them all. The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/nov/04/fossil-hunting-jurassic-coast-steve-etches-new-museum-dorset New museum at Kimmeridge for Etches Collection of fossils BBC News, October 21, 2016, http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-37716484 Yours, Paul H.-
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From the album: Belemnites
Rostrum 7.5cm. Lower Kimmeridgian. Upper Danube Valley.-
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Rostrum. Not quite complete at 5cm. Lower Kimmeridgian. Upper Danube valley. -
Taramelliceras (Metahaploceras) subnereum (Wegele 1929)
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From the album: Late Jurassic Ammonites from Southern Germany
4.5cm. Steinkern. From the Kimmeridgian platynota zone in Gräfenberg, Bavaria.-
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