Wakaritai Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 As the title asks, what is your favorite kind(s) of fossil? I'm sure everyone has their favorite few, but I still don't know what types tend to be popular. I'll leave "kind" fairly open to interpretation. It could be a group of fossil types (Trilobites, Crinoids, etc.), a specific species (T. arthropoda, P. planus, etc.), specific replacement mineral, specific matrix, etc. Feel free to post image examples. At the moment I'm going to have to go with crinoids in general. I've seen some amazing specimens on here and the internet. I wish I could find one myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Coelacanths. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Well I think it has something to do with location and the era the fossils are from as for me there are tons of shark teeth to find but personally I love skulls my favorite happens to be croc. Over all I love teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 ammonites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ynpigo Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 (edited) I agree with Lord Piney -- Ammonites! But trilobites run a close second, followed by crinoids among the invertebrates. For verts, I like turtles, oredonts, and fish. Edited March 29, 2010 by 2ynpigo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 As a dealer, my favorite type of fossils are the ones that have just sold As a collector, my favorites have recently changed from Elephants to (from way off Broadway) CATS! I'm not talkin' 'bout little furballs, I'm talkin' 'bout big honkin' CATS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palaeopix Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Trilobites! and Ammonites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herve Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 All sort of fossils J collecting only fossils since 30 years old,ammonites,heteromorphe ammonite,crabs,fish trilobit, sea urshins, mammals, etc...J am married . Sorry for my enghish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Anything that I have found or ones found by friends here and traded for or gifted to me. Galveston Island 32 miles long 2 miles wide 134 bars 23 liquor stores any questions? Evolution is Chimp Change. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain! "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilForKids Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Ammolite ammonites and Desmostylus teeth! However Shark Teeth are my "comfort fossil" If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 My 'field' of collecting is very narrow and self-imposed (time/space/money issues). What I love (but cannot allow myself to collect) are beautiful fossils that display well, especially if they are in-matrix and iconic in some way (famous site, remarkable preservation, taxonomic mysteries...). A day doesn't go by that I'm not stopped in my tracks by something posted here on the Forum. "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...
Mango Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 My favorite are teeth. Specifically shark teeth. This is primarily due to my location. It is really the hunt that is my favorite. As long as I find it, it is my favorite type of fossil. Pentax Optio W60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I love all fossils, though my views are the same as Auspex's. I do have a large collection of insect fossils (Green River) and would love to go there for some hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkfoam Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 My favorite fossils are the ones that show detail and completeness. While a fossil protruding from matrix may make a nice display I would prefer it free of matrix to show the complete life form. A well preserved snail or echinoid that is complete is a joy to behold. Disarticulation at death is a fact I have to struggle with. I think that is why I like snails and corals the most. JKFoam The Eocene is my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2gould Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Fish are my favorite with crabs and other ocean dwelling creatures coming in second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer73 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Verts first followed by shark's teeth. ~Mike All your fossils are belong to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinodigger Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I suppose Dinosaurs is too astronomical of a category. I must say that I like hips and cheeks and toes. More specifically I like the structure of the Permian pelvis, as well as the Dinosaurian structures. Maxilla's are a lot of fun, especially when they are full of teeth. Lots of info there. And toes. Toes are so cute. Big ones little ones, reptile and amphibian toes are just cute as a button. Ok. Too much sugar there. I just like bones. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THobern Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Shark teeth; there just something about the range in sizes, shapes and colours that makes them so collectable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I have a thing for shark teeth as well. Have to try to keep it under control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Proboscidean and perissodactyl (mainly rhino and brontothere) material are my favorites. Nick www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Any thing older than me. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 I love anything I find, or see that looks great, but,... I kinda have a thing for Gastropods. 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...
Auspex Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 After a day on the Forum, it gets harder to narrow things down! "Hash" plates, and ichnofossils, and coal swamp flora (and fauna), and articulated Texas Permian amphibians with straight ribs, and...and... "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...
dinodigger Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 HA! After a day on the Forum, it gets harder to narrow things down! "Hash" plates, and ichnofossils, and coal swamp flora (and fauna), and articulated Texas Permian amphibians with straight ribs, and...and... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakaritai Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 Thanks for all your posts! I'm actually pretty surprised to find that there is so much diversity in fossil affection lol btw, what is a "hash" plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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