Let's see your latest mailbox score - 2019!

[Bobby Rico]

On 24/11/2019 at 6:22 AM, Macrophyseter said:

Here's a recently acquired sort-of bargain Platypterygius kiprijanolfi ichthyosaur tooth from Kursk, Russia! 

That’s a very nice tooth. Some stunning fossil shone over the last few posted.

[JohnBrian]

I've never seen a white trilobite! It does look like ivory!

[Sjfriend]

I too love the color of the trilobite. Stunning 

[fifbrindacier]

On 26/11/2019 at 5:49 AM, Jackson g said:

It took a while, but I just got home from work to see a nice package from Russia. I ended up buying a nice, recently described trilobite (Trigonillaenus) Illaenus slancyensis. It's a small, but beautiful trilobite.

 

That ivory trilobite is wonderful.

[Nimravis]

Well today I received 2 packages in the mail, the first package was from my secret Santa in Canada and the second was from one of the most generous members on the Fossil Forum, the one and only @caldigger - Doren. He knows how much I like the micro matrix from Sharktooth Hill and he also knows how long and cold Chicago Winters are, so to help me through that time I can search for little fossils. Thanks again Doren for the Medium Priority box of matrix, I can’t wait to start looking through this stuff, and to help me carry it he provided 2- Jurassic Park bags.

 

[Fossil-Hound]

@Nimravis I just received a package from the great elf @caldigger Man this guy is awesome. By the looks of it this could be an Isurus hastalis (transitional Great White/Mako) from Bakersfield (shark tooth hill), CA. Decent size too. We definitely should all chip in and get him a new car.  

 

 

[Nimravis]

4 minutes ago, Fossil-Hound said:

@Nimravis I just received a package from the great elf @caldigger Man this guy is awesome. By the looks of it this could be an Isurus oxyrinchus from Bakersfield (shark tooth hill), CA. Decent size too. We definitely should all chip in and get him a new car.  

 

 

Wow- very nice.

[Fossil-Hound]

2 minutes ago, Nimravis said:

Wow- very nice.

That matrix he sent you looks promising. I was just there not too long ago and there were teeth virtually everywhere. Looking forward to seeing what you "dig up." 

[caldigger]

OK,  it's my turn!

Ralph ( Nimravis ) knows I love my vertebrates so he sent me some goodies from the Oligocene White River badlands of South Dakota and a block with cephalopods he dug out from Iowa.

Poebrotherium ( camel ) lower jaw piece.

Oreodont skull section with what seems to be an unassociated bone in its mouth.

Large bone piece from Titanothere/ Brontothere or subhyracodon

Block with cephalopods- Isorthoceras sociale Ordovician, Graf Iowa

Thanks again Ralph! 

[Fossil-Hound]

@caldigger you scored!

[Nimravis]

Today I received a package from France that contained some beautiful fossils that I purchased from @Pixpaleosky. Thanks again Nicolas.

 

Echinoid

Scutella fanjasi 

Miocene

Helvetien Stage

Doue La Fontaine, France

 

 

 

Belemnite

Jurassic

Pliensbacian Stage

Aveyron, France

 

 

Nautilus

Cenoceras bajocian

Jurassic

Normandy, France

 

[Notidanodon]

[Notidanodon]

From what I understand do not too common

[Nimravis]

Well over the last 2 days I received 2 boxes from  @jcbshark, my winnings from the Christmas auction. Yesterday I received the following items in a medium Priority box-

 

Partial Mammoth Tooth-

 

 

 

 

 

(Meg teeth are in post below)

 

Here is a nice Mako tooth that Jeff sent along for my grandson.

 

 

 

Than today I received a large 32 pound Priority box which contains the famous Cookie Cutter shark teeth. Jeff really packed this box nicely and it arrived with no issues, can’t wait to go thru it. 

 

 

Jeff that again for everything.

 

[Bobby Rico]

1 hour ago, Nimravis said:

Well over the last 2 days I received 2 boxes from  @jcbshark, my winnings from the Christmas auction. Yesterday I received the following items in a medium Priority box-

 

Partial Mammoth Tooth-

Wow nice win that lot looks even nicer in your photos. 

[Nimravis]

5 hours ago, Bobby Rico said:

Wow nice win that lot looks even nicer in your photos. 

Bobby- I just noticed that forgot to take pics of the Meg teeth- I will do that shortly.

[Nimravis]

@Bobby Rico Here are the Megs that were also included in this auction win. 
 

[Bobby Rico]

48 minutes ago, Nimravis said:

 Here are the Megs that were also included in this auction win. 

they are  stunning congratulations . Wow nice patterns on some too. 

[Tidgy's Dad]

On 11/26/2019 at 5:49 AM, Jackson g said:

It took a while, but I just got home from work to see a nice package from Russia. I ended up buying a nice, recently described trilobite (Trigonillaenus) Illaenus slancyensis. It's a small, but beautiful trilobite.

Really beautiful, Jackson. 

Great acquisition. 

[Pagurus]

16 hours ago, Nimravis said:

Well over the last 2 days I received 2 boxes from  @jcbshark, my winnings from the Christmas auction.

 

Wonderful! Jeff stuffed enough in there to open a small museum. Your grandson sure looks pleased with the tooth. I like the sign too. Well done.

[Pagurus]

I recently received a terrific box of fossils from Japan. @David in Japan sent them as a prize for my haiku entry in his enjoyable and educational contest here on the forum. Thank you so much for your generosity, David! I am so fortunate to be a part of this wonderful forum, with friendly, kind, knowledgeable members all over the world.

 

David sent a beautiful variety of fossils, none of which I had before. 

 

 

 

I love these fusulinids,

 

 

 

and David even sent me a hermit crab!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you again, David!!             

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bobby Rico]

@Pagurus that’s a lovely Japanese collection of fossil. @David in Japan fantastic prize indeed.

[Tidgy's Dad]

34 minutes ago, Pagurus said:

I recently received a terrific box of fossils from Japan. @David in Japan sent them as a prize for my haiku entry in his enjoyable and educational contest here on the forum. Thank you so much for your generosity, David! I am so fortunate to be a part of this wonderful forum, with friendly, kind, knowledgeable members all over the world.

 

Marvelous prize. 

Love the scaphopod and the fusilinids while the hermit crab is very smart of @David in Japan

[David in Japan]

1 hour ago, Pagurus said:

I recently received a terrific box of fossils from Japan. @David in Japan sent them as a prize for my haiku entry in his enjoyable and educational contest here on the forum. Thank you so much for your generosity, David! I am so fortunate to be a part of this wonderful forum, with friendly, kind, knowledgeable members all over the world.

 

David sent a beautiful variety of fossils, none of which I had before. 

 

 

 

I love these fusulinids,

 

 

 

and David even sent me a hermit crab!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you again, David!!             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are very welcome, your participation to the Haiku contest was awesome (as everyone else but only one winner in this contest unfortunately), you deserved it. I am glad you've been able to join us for this contest. It is always very nice to meet and make new friends.

 

I have been lazy with the fusulina's identification and I apologies for that but here is a photo I took in Akiyoshi plateau museum. It it a list of all the fusilier species yield there. 

You should be able to identify very quickly all those interesting guys.

 

 

 

[fossilsonwheels]

Wooohooo... more tiny shark teeth from the Jurassic era plus a freebie Cretaceous Hybodont tooth. These are all from the UK. 

 

Synechodus sp. (I think it is S. plicatus) 

Upper Jurassic 

Kimmeridge Clay

Smallmouth Portland Harbor, Dorset

 

Paraorthacodus sp. 

Upper Jurassic 

Hartwell Clay

Oxfordshire

 

Planohybodus

Lower Cretaceous 

Wadhurst Clay 

East Sussex

 

A little Christmas present for myself