fossilsofnj Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Not from a recent trip, but something just a little different. Ammonites are not overly plentiful where I do most of my collecting (Monmouth County, NJ), and the few that I have run across are so fragile that any attempt to extract them usually results in hundreds of individual fragments. In this case Mother Nature had done most of the work, but the critter still broke into several large pieces as we tried to easy it out of its resting place. A very small delicate fragment dropped to the ground during this process, without giving it much thought I simply placed it in one of the containers I keep in my backpack. After getting everything home I examine the fragment in more detail and was rather enthralled that something this delicate had managed to survive some 70 million years of entombment plus a drop to the ground and the trip home. BTW – species Sphenodiscus lobatus It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. - Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Isn't that grand! High art indeed. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 that thing is beautiful john. looks like a natural fractal. is it from the highlands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Small but beautiful, it is a wonder that wasn't destroyed with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 yeah, that's really cool. ammonite sutures are one of my favorite things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Love the suture... I've found sections of Ammonites in the creeks before but a whole one you gotta get lucky. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilsofnj Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 that thing is beautiful john. looks like a natural fractal. is it from the highlands? Hello lordpiney, This specimen is from Monmouth County, NJ It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. - Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Very nice. At first glance I thought you were showing us a rattlesnake rattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro A. Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Beautiful piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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