Ptychodus04 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Mioplosus_Lover24 said: Definitely the fossil bird I found in the Greenriver Formation last summer! It is still 75% complete but it is sadly missing parts of it's leg, but it has a skull! Can't wait to get this thing fully prepped out next year!!! That is a great specimen! Shoot me a PM if you need professional help on the prep. 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...
Bobby Rico Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Ptychodus04 said: Mine is certainly the holotype of Flexomornis howei. The initial discovery was a scapula, partial carpometacarpus, partial tibiotarsus, and possible partial humerus. A second specimen I collected from a different site yielded a coracoid, sacrum, ulna, and partial scapula. That is so cool what an honour. Is it a bird or lizard? Do you have an image of what the critter would have looked like? cheers Bobby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 21 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said: That is so cool what an honour. Is it a bird or lizard? Do you have an image of what the critter would have looked like? cheers Bobby It is the oldest definitive bird in North America. The name means "bent shoulder bird" for it's odd morphology in the scapula. It is an enantiornithine and they typically have straight shafted scapulas. Here's a pic of the model that is on display at the Perot Museum. 7 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...
LiamL Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Partial starfish from robinhoods bay. Unfortunately was too brittle when collecting. I still look out for a good one each time i'm there. 4 1 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 19 hours ago, LiamL said: Partial starfish from robinhoods bay. Unfortunately was too brittle when collecting. I still look out for a good one each time i'm there. Hi Liam Good luck. Here’s mine from RHB. It was found in the shale on the left hand side as you’re looking out to sea. Nick 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 18 hours ago, Welsh Wizard said: Hi Liam Good luck. Here’s mine from RHB. It was found in the shale on the left hand side as you’re looking out to sea. Nick That's brilliant, do you have a pic of before prep? Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson g Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 A cool partial Dorycrinus crinoid calyx with other crinoids bits and some rugose corals. Would've been nice if the calyx was complete. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 1 hour ago, LiamL said: That's brilliant, do you have a pic of before prep? Sorry no. I think just a bit of one of the arms was showing. Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 This is probably my most rarest fossil it’s a piece of fossilized fish skin from the Bois Blanc Formation Devonian period of Lake Erie Ontario. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 2 hours ago, dinosaur man said: This is probably my most rarest fossil it’s a piece of fossilized fish skin from the Bois Blanc Formation Devonian period of Lake Erie Ontario. Not likely “fish skin,” but more likely coral. There are numerous tabulate and rugose corals in the Bois Blanc as that area was a minor reefal complex near a carbonate ramp. 6 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 2 hours ago, dinosaur man said: This is probably my most rarest fossil it’s a piece of fossilized fish skin from the Bois Blanc Formation Devonian period of Lake Erie Ontario. I'm sorry to tell , but imo this is not a fossilized fish skin but some kind of coral which fits much better the known lists of fossils from this location http://www.archaeowiki.com/index.php/Bois_Blanc_Formation_Chert. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Thanks!! not as rare as I thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 A couple of my favorite Texas finds over the years. The Smilodon fatalis canine was found 80% complete in 2 pcs. Restored with PaleoSculp and Walmart acrylic paint. The Bison latifrons skull has most of the maxilla, but lacks many of the facial bones and both horn core tips. I opted not to reconstruct any voids, but to instead suspend recovered bones in living position for an “honest” presentation. I’m sure examples of both have been found in Texas, but I’ve personally seen neither in private collections. 14 1 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facehugger Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 6 hours ago, Uncle Siphuncle said: A couple of my favorite Texas finds over the years. The Smilodon fatalis canine was found 80% complete in 2 pcs. Restored with PaleoSculp and Walmart acrylic paint. The Bison latifrons skull has most of the maxilla, but lacks many of the facial bones and both horn core tips. I opted not to reconstruct any voids, but to instead suspend recovered bones in living position for an “honest” presentation. I’m sure examples of both have been found in Texas, but I’ve personally seen neither in private collections. You have the coolest fireplace ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 14 hours ago, Uncle Siphuncle said: A couple of my favorite Texas finds over the years. The Smilodon fatalis canine was found 80% complete in 2 pcs. Restored with PaleoSculp and Walmart acrylic paint. The Bison latifrons skull has most of the maxilla, but lacks many of the facial bones and both horn core tips. I opted not to reconstruct any voids, but to instead suspend recovered bones in living position for an “honest” presentation. I’m sure examples of both have been found in Texas, but I’ve personally seen neither in private collections. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 "Honey, I'd like to have a cozy fire tonight. Can you move your "rocks" again?!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Why did the chicken cross the road? We will never really find out because this happened half way across. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurufossils Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 Here are some more partials, two partial saber fragments from Smilodon Gracilis that came from Florida. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Here's one of my favorites - detailed/prepped. Trilobite - Conolichas eichwaldi, (Nieszkowski,1857) Upper Ordovician (Katian) Pechurki quarry, Slantsy, St Petersburg region, Russia 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Per Christian Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Let's start this up again. Mine is a partially rooted eocarcharia tooth, I've never seen a rooted eocarcharia tooth before. It's 6.5 cm. Elrhaz formation, Niger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanotyrannus35 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 My rarest fossils would be a partial eohiodon from the American Fossil quarry and a Timurlengia tooth from Uzbekistan 1 Enthusiastic Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 This is my favorite partial trilobite. Fenestraspis amauta has the distinction of having the most lenses of any schizochroal eye with at least 918 lenses, arranged in 49-51 vertical files of up to 21-22 lenses each. This impressive 'eye-catching' trilobite would have been approximately 15 cm in length if complete. Holloway, D.J., Carvalho, M.D.G.P. 2009 The Extraordinary Trilobite Fenestraspis (Dalmanitidae, Synphoriinae) from the Lower Devonian of Bolivia. Palaeontology, 52(4):933-949 PDF LINK 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Amazing!! I assume they burrowed in the sea floor, with just part of the eyes sticking out? Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Submarine trilobites--I love it! Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Mantis shrimp Muncie Creek Shale, Pennsylvanian Kansas City metro, Missouri/Kansas both ends of concretion were missing: 1 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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