Nimravis Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 Lepidodenderon lanceolatum- Esconichthys apopyris- 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Nimravis said: Esconichthys apopyris- Ralph, this beautiful specimen is something I'd be interested in seeing as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Outstanding specimens . So how do you store these to enjoy them, so many? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Troodon said: Outstanding specimens . So how do you store these to enjoy them, so many? I don’t, and I had that problem before I got these- lol. I have so many other fossils in my collection that are out, so I share the space accordingly. I plan on moving to GA in the, hopefully not to distant future, and will have more space. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Yea that's a problem we all face. No easy solution other than doing what you're planning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 Here is something that is almost never seen, at least in my experience, a Essexella asherae Jellyfish with tentacles hanging below the skirt. Achistrum sp.- Sea Cucumber When I first saw this piece, it was odd looking, until I saw the mouth. Acanthotelson stimpsoni- Shrimp Tyrannophontes theridion- Shrimp Winged Insect- 1 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Love the tentacles on that Essexella, but that sea cucumber is perfect. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR0GRAM Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Holy snarge! That Essexella is insane, just incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, PR0GRAM said: Holy snarge! That Essexella is insane, just incredible. I agree, I really love it, but I have always loved Essexella asherae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 So much for that idea Essexella is anything but a jellyfish! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Add me to the chorus of praise for that Essexella, how cool! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Tentacles on an Essexella are so cool to me, that's such an awesome piece! 1 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 @Mark Kmiecik and others, I am thinking Rhacophyllum clarkii, what do you think? Here are some other flora pieces- ?? Neuropteris ovata??- 7” fern- Gotta love this piece- 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 A couple more flora pieces- not the prettiest piece, but I believe it’s an Odontopteris. This is a big boy- 8 1/2” long. Another big piece- 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Nimravis said: I am thinking Rhacophyllum clarkii, what do you think? Yes, that would be my ID as well. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 Last post of the day and I figured that I would end it with some more Flora, here are some nice small pieces. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Nimravis said: Last post of the day and I figured that I would end it with some more Flora, here are some nice small pieces. Do you know if these were done via whacks or freeze/thaw cycles? Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Meganeura said: Do you know if these were done via whacks or freeze/thaw cycles? All but the last one were Freeze / Thaw and most of them were found opened in the field, I cleaned them before I took the pictures. Bob liked the experience of collecting and talking to the other collectors. He would pick up opened and closed concretions and bring them home, most of the opened ones were never cleaned, so as I come across them, I give the a quick cleaning. Here is a field opened shrimp that needs to be cleaned and a freezer opened Annularia that does not need to be cleaned. Edited July 13, 2022 by Nimravis 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Wow! The plants are just as great as the animals! Neuropteris ovata or Neuropteris vermicularis. My guess is the later. Cheers, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 13 minutes ago, stats said: Wow! The plants are just as great as the animals! Neuropteris ovata or Neuropteris vermicularis. My guess is the later. Cheers, Rich Thanks Rich and I agree, I love the Flora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 Tonight I put 5 concretions in the freezer to f”start the freeze / thaw process. These were part of this collection that I purchased, I have a few others to freeze. The piece on the far right and the one on the far left, I believe are Tully Monsters, fingers crossed that they are and complete. The others might also fall into the Tully monster category, time will tell. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nimravis Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 Here are a couple for today- There are several examples of this next fossil. Etacystis communis- Commonly known as an “H” or “Aitch”. This fern use to be called Neuropteris rarinervis, but now referred to as Laveineopteris rarinervis. This piece was found at a site the the collectors referred to as “Goldblatts”. Goldblatts was a store where you could find anything, thus they called it that because all kinds of things were found at that site. I forget what put it would have been, and I believe it is the site of the Cinder Ridge Golf Course. I only collected at this place one time and it was about 10 years ago when they were doing construction on the golf course in allowed people in to collect.I only collected at this place one time and it was about 10 years ago when they were doing construction on the golf course in allowed people in to collect. I don’t recall what if anything I found there. Convexicaris mazonensis- Flea Shrimp 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I love the Mazon Creek dialect; "aitch", 'tully', "blade" etc. Really like these fleas shrimps too. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) This one is truly sweet, and most of the recent flora you posted are definitely not pit 11 material, unless they are from way NE towards pit 5. They resemble Cinder Ridge material, of which I have many. Those are the ones I have not yet begun cataloging. (I just had to brighten this photo -- my apologies, Ralph.) Edited July 13, 2022 by Mark Kmiecik Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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