JamesAndTheFossilPeach Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 I went to Penndixie to kill a couple hours and to my surprise laying on the ground was what is been confirmed by a few people as the left inferognathal of a placoderm. Most likely some sort of dunkleostus spc. Honestly my best find to date from that site as well as my first piece of fish from Penndixie. 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fossildude19 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Congratulations on a stellar find. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 That’s awesome, congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotalker Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Wow! How much of it do you think you have? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Wow, that's very impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodoodle Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 This is what amateur fossil hunters dream of finding… And our rock hammers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesAndTheFossilPeach Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 53 minutes ago, Biotalker said: Wow! How much of it do you think you have? About this much but on the other side 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Killer find, nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Best of all is: 7 hours ago, JamesAndTheFossilPeach said: and to my surprise laying on the ground Congrats! Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0b Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 My first reaction was like hmm not that impressive (didn’t know directly what it was). But after seeing the reconstruction I agree with all the others. Congratulations Christmas came early for you. merry Christmas all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 There's definitely a Christmas gift. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. You just raised the bar for fish finds from PD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Cropped, contrasted, enlarged, and rotated: 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Great find! FOTM worthy I think. 2 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 15 hours ago, Megalodoodle said: This is what amateur fossil hunters dream of finding… And our rock hammers. Professionals too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 42 minutes ago, jdp said: Professionals too! What? A fossil like this or the rock hammer?? Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesAndTheFossilPeach Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 8 hours ago, FossilNerd said: Great find! FOTM worthy I think. I’ll post it there for sure once I find out more about it. Technically dunkleostus are only know to exist between 382 and 358 million years ago but Penndixie is thought to be ~385 so there’s a chance it could be something new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 27 minutes ago, JamesAndTheFossilPeach said: I’ll post it there for sure once I find out more about it. Technically dunkleostus are only know to exist between 382 and 358 million years ago but Penndixie is thought to be ~385 so there’s a chance it could be something new Exact ID is not essential to make an entry. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Great find! Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Incredible find! I didn't know that this kind of amazing fish material could even be found at Penn Dixie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1719 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 That is spectacular! There are a whole family of Dinichthydae arthrodire placoderms that inhabited this sea that are closely related to Dunkelosteus. Every now and then I check the PennDixie website to see if any fish specimens show up! Congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Amazing! Great eye in spotting this. Not sure I would even had any idea if I had saw it laying there. 2 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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