Tidgy's Dad Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 On 12/20/2018 at 1:28 PM, LiamL said: Received these beautiful small verts in the mail from Lyme Regis in England. The big one at top middle of my hand is a Plesiosaur and the rest are Ichthyosaur. Very nice, love the plesiosaur vert. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 18 minutes ago, caldigger said: I meant to post this the other day, got called away and it slipped my foggy mind. Apparently, my buddy Mr. Nimravis wanted to retaliate my retaliation with an awesome ammonite from the Jurassic of France, a Oreodont leg bone on matrix, a small Eocene Green River fish and several membrane display stands. Thank you muchly Ralph! Very nice indeed! Spot on Ralph, the ammonite is a real cracker. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapsalis Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I got this awesome dromaeosaurid tooth from @Runner64! I’m going to treasure this baby forever! I’ll post a couple of pics that @Runner64 took of the tooth himself, as well! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapsalis Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Here are the pics that @Runner64 took before he sold it to me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 5 hours ago, Zapsalis said: Here are the pics that @Runner64 took before he sold it to me! Congratulations! Nice, unusual tooth. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapsalis Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 6 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Congratulations! Nice, unusual tooth. Thanks! I’m hoping that I can get it ID’d eventually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 On 12/20/2018 at 7:28 AM, LiamL said: Received these beautiful small verts in the mail from Lyme Regis in England. The big one at top middle of my hand is a Plesiosaur and the rest are Ichthyosaur. A Dremel and needle and thread. Start with the little ones. 1 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapsalis Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 On 12/20/2018 at 7:28 AM, LiamL said: Received these beautiful small verts in the mail from Lyme Regis in England. The big one at top middle of my hand is a Plesiosaur and the rest are Ichthyosaur. Lucky! Can you send me a link for these? I’ve always wanted Icthyosaur and Plesiosaur verts! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 20 hours ago, Zapsalis said: I got this awesome dromaeosaurid tooth from @Runner64! I’m going to treasure this baby forever! I’ll post a couple of pics that @Runner64 took of the tooth himself, as well! Glad to see it arrived okay! For everyone else maybe curious, it comes from the Hell Creek Formation 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 11 hours ago, Zapsalis said: Lucky! Can you send me a link for these? I’ve always wanted Icthyosaur and Plesiosaur verts! I just got lucky and won an auction! 1 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Came home to two weeks' worth of mail, with some additional packages waiting for pick up at the post office. I even received something very lovely from Bobby Rico that will have to wait until a few other lucky recipients get theirs (so as not to spoil the surprise for those who have not received them yet!). First up is this very cute and diminutive Asaphus kowalewskii that was parked at the right price: 5 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 There are still a few holes in my Moroccan trilobite collection involving the more common species. This Paralejurus dormitzeri was a must-have given the preparation. A lot of these that go for cheap are done quickly and not so nicely. I paid a bit more for a higher quality specimen. There is some minor restoration on the lower right pygidium (the seller was up front about that). 6 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Lastly (for today), a to-prep item from my Russian connection. A common Asaphus lepidurus, but I've enjoyed preparing these in the past and needed a few more pieces to work on over the winter. 5 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapsalis Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 16 hours ago, LiamL said: I just got lucky and won an auction! I see! Enjoy them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapsalis Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 On 12/16/2018 at 5:09 PM, Nimravis said: Doren @caldigger and I do trades from time to time an today (Sunday) I received a package from him via USPS- they were delivering today - Thanks again Doren. Here are the great pieces that I received today- Wow! Where can I acquire some Chinle Formation fossilized wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 A bundle of packages from the post office this morning. First up is a winter prep project, Illaenus sinuatus from the Vilpovitsy quarry, Russia: 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 From Kinnekulle, Sweden, Pilomera fischeri. Bugs from Sweden tend not to preserve as well as their counterparts in Russia or Estonia, but those command a much higher price. I'm happy with this example 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Hailing from Haellekis, Sweden, an adorable enrolled Nileus armadillo. 3 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Also in the "adorable" camp is this small and enrolled Asaphus kowalewskii. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 And finally, a fairly nicely preserved and prepared 9 cm example of Wenndorfia planus from Jbel Boulschral, Tafilalt, Morocco. The effacement of axis and pleurae separation is reminiscent of other homalonatids like Dipleura and Trimerus, and the tilted pedestal presentation makes it a nice display piece for the cabinet. 4 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 11 hours ago, Zapsalis said: Wow! Where can I acquire some Chinle Formation fossilized wood? The Chinle formation is quite extensive and has outcrops in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. The best known location is the Petrified forest in Arizona. It is easy to find pieces for sale on the web. It is also known as "picture wood". 4 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilFrenzy Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 On 12/23/2018 at 9:40 AM, Kane said: Came home to two weeks' worth of mail, with some additional packages waiting for pick up at the post office. I even received something very lovely from Bobby Rico that will have to wait until a few other lucky recipients get theirs (so as not to spoil the surprise for those who have not received them yet!). First up is this very cute and diminutive Asaphus kowalewskii that was parked at the right price: I really want one of these, if anyone could PM me some tips on how to buy a good one I would appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapsalis Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 On 12/24/2018 at 9:01 AM, ynot said: The Chinle formation is quite extensive and has outcrops in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. The best known location is the Petrified forest in Arizona. It is easy to find pieces for sale on the web. It is also known as "picture wood". I know that they are the same species as the Petrified Forest wood, but I just have trouble finding some good pieces like that one. I’d love to own one of the pieces that were tinted green by Chromium, but I can’t find any good pieces of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 I have been waiting for Christmas to open this one. It is a gift off probably the kindest of our members @caldigger . A mixed pack of goodies including postcard , a lovely C. Megladon from South Carolina . My first meg and two other incredible shark teeth in the matrix. I had this postcard when I a kid , it was part of a set that made a big panoramic view of prehistoric creatures, I think. Thank you so much Doren for my fantastic gifts. From the top: a lower tooth, either from a C. hastalis or I. planus ( both spieces have virtually identical lowers). Mid. Miocene, Temblor Formation, Round Mountain Silt Member, Bakersfield, California. On the right is a Isurus planus ( Hook tooth white shark) upper tooth. Same information as top. Bottom is of course the C. Megalodon from Summerville, South Carolina. Miocene/ lower Pliocene. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggycardon Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Got these as a Christmas gift from my girlfriend! A NHM book about Meteorites, A piece of Astrophyllite from Greenland, A Beluga vertebrae from the North Sea (40 000 years old) and "Star Dust" from a Muonionalusta Meteorite on a magnet. 3 Interested in all things paleontology, geology, zoology, evolution, natural history and science! Professional exotic pet keeper, huge fantasy geek, explorer of the microfossil realm, member of the BVP (Belgian Association for Paleontology), Volunteer prepper at Oertijdmuseum Boxtel. View my collection topic here: The Growing Collection of Ziggycardon My animal collection at the "Members pet" topic Ziggycardon's exploration of the microfossil realm Trips to Eben Emael (Maastrichtian of Belgium) My latest fossil hunt Next project will be a dedicated prepping space. "A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." - Tyrion Lannister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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