FossilsAnonymous Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Amazing day yesterday! @sharkdoctor and I spent all day at the Calvert Marine Museum’s collection sorting through and cataloging pieces of his collection either loaned or donated to the Museum. When I say amazing fossils, I mean it. Crabs, birds, whale material, possibly a new species of seal, teeth, turtle plates, and more. @sharkdoctoris a really cool guy because he focuses all on adding to science and not just trying to grow his own collection. Plus, he’s so informative! After completing the cataloging of his collection we proceeded to catalog some of Bretton Kent’s world class shark tooth collection. The incredible John Nance took us through the museums archives, showing us the only Hexanchus from Calvert, 3 inch makos, Gomphothere Teeth, rare species of shark, a whole crocodile, and other innumerable fossils that would be any collectors dream to have. Thank you John Nance, @sharkdoctorand the whole fossil community for building this up. 16 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Wow! This is incredible! Such fantastic fossils! I'm really happy for you, must've been a great lot of fun. I remember the first time I worked in the behind-the-scenes collections of a museum (those of Het Natuurhistorisch Rotterdam), it was thrilling, and I can only imagine you felt the same way! 2 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, Max-fossils said: Wow! This is incredible! Such fantastic fossils! I'm really happy for you, must've been a great lot of fun. I remember the first time I worked in the behind-the-scenes collections of a museum (those of Het Natuurhistorisch Rotterdam), it was thrilling, and I can only imagine you felt the same way! It truly was an incredible experience. Thanks for your kind words. On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I was fortunate to be able to get the behind scenes tour with John Nance four years ago. An amazing experience to say the least. Your report and pictures are reminding me of that fabulous time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jeffrey P said: I was fortunate to be able to get the behind scenes tour with John Nance four years ago. An amazing experience to say the least. Your report and pictures are reminding me of that fabulous time. He's a cool guy isn't he? Well probably be doing more collection work with him in the future. Your trip must have been incredible as well! Did he show you the Hexanchus? On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I'm glad to read that you've had such a fantastic time thanks to all of these experienced and generous gentlemen. It's great to see one our young enthusiasts being supported. 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 What a great experience. Lucky guy. But thanks for sharing. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokietech96 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 That is so awesome! Must have been amazing being around all that knowledge and amazing fossils! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokietech96 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I still consider myself a newbie. @sharkdoctor has been amazing with answering questions for me and providing me with direction to find answers to questions I have. Just wanted to add to the kind words about him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 @FossilsAnonymous @hokietech96 Thanks for the kind words! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Here are a few of my favorite sights from our time in the archives. A little John Nance humor: A lovely Edestus from the CMM collection. I couldn't keep my grubby fingers off this amazing tooth. I suspect they had to wipe the drool off of it when I left... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 And this amazing turtle carapace: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 All this is really fantastic ! 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Glad you had a nice visit! We Marylanders are very lucky to have this institution and the wonderful people there. Few museums are as supportive of amateur fossil hunters and of us youngins. 3 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Great post! Would love pics of the croc! 1 "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 While at the museum, we helped prepare some of my finds for donation. Including this odd find. It is a fragment of bone that has been damaged and then healed. The swollen end (left) is where a break or infection has caused trauma that the bone attempted to heal through development of a hard callus. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 @FossilsAnonymous and @MomNonymous helped get the records together for this cute little Kentriodon pernix. Its one of two pernix that I've donated in the past three years. John just now go it prepped out. Still needs an archival jacket. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 An then there is this weirdo (also posted in ID section). It is at CMM as a loan to see if anyone can ID. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 We added this cute little Oligocene odontocete tooth to the CMM collection. It's from the Old Church Formation. No clue as to the owner. I found it while out with @Gizmo a couple of years ago. @Boesse 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 On 2/9/2020 at 11:18 AM, FossilsAnonymous said: only Hexanchus from Calvert, I have one also. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 @Gizmo wow! I’d bet John Nance would be over the moon to see that! On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 1 hour ago, FossilsAnonymous said: @Gizmo wow! I’d bet John Nance would be over the moon to see that! Thanks, he's seen it several times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 A partial fish skeleton in concretion collected from the Eastover of Virginia. Found on a trip with @Gizmo. It's not pretty, but I am hoping it is a new species . You can see lots of vertebra in the bottom right. On the other side of the concretion are lots of skull elements. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Donated this odd piece of fossilized wood with worm or insect bore holes. From the lag layer at the base of the Calvert Formation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 22 minutes ago, sharkdoctor said: Donated this odd piece of fossilized wood with worm or insect bore holes. From the lag layer at the base of the Calvert Formation. Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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