Let's see your latest mailbox score - 2019!

[fifbrindacier]

21 hours 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!!             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Marvelous prize. 

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

Fantastic prize Pagurus, this Hermit Crab is so cute !

[Pagurus]

17 minutes ago, fifbrindacier said:

The price you sent to him is awesome and really generous and fair.

 

The prize that David sent me is awesome, generous and much more than I would have expected. I really didn't deserve the prize more than anyone else, but I guess somebody had to be the winner. David was so generous not only with this prize but with all the time he spent on the Rugby and Fossils contest.  It was so interesting to see and learn about the fossils of Japan and of all the other countries playing in the rugby world cup. And of course, thank you for the photo you took of the fusulina display. I think they are all beautiful. Thank you! 

[fifbrindacier]

34 minutes ago, Pagurus said:

 

The prize that David sent me is awesome, generous and much more than I would have expected. I really didn't deserve the prize more than anyone else, but I guess somebody had to be the winner. David was so generous not only with this prize but with all the time he spent on the Rugby and Fossils contest.  It was so interesting to see and learn about the fossils of Japan and of all the other countries playing in the rugby world cup. And of course, thank you for the photo you took of the fusulina display. I think they are all beautiful. Thank you! 

And he went fossil hunting for his winner's prizes. Of course he was generous with you, those fossils are awesome.

He's a man full of suprises, he showed me one i didn't expected from him that reveals his personality and how kindness he can have and i must thank him for that.

[Bobby Rico]

29 minutes ago, Pagurus said:

 

The prize that David sent me is awesome, generous and much more than I would have expected. I really didn't deserve the prize more than anyone else, but I guess somebody had to be the winner. David was so generous not only with this prize but with all the time he spent on the Rugby and Fossils contest.  It was so interesting to see and learn about the fossils of Japan and of all the other countries playing in the rugby world cup. And of course, thank you for the photo you took of the fusulina display. I think they are all beautiful. Thank you! 

David is a good man and nice friend . I have not opened my prize from the rugby World Cup. I am saving it to open on Christmas Day. If it is half as nice as yours I be pretty happy . 

[fifbrindacier]

14 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said:

David is a good man and nice friend . I have not opened my prize from the rugby World Cup. I am saving it to open on Christmas Day. If it is half as nice as yours I be pretty happy . 

He has been whole, gave a lot of energy, and i know he is a good man for his friends.

I'm sure your prize will be at least as nice than Pagurus' one.

[ziggycardon]

Got these in the mail over the past weekend  

 

An Asaphus sp. trilobit found in Gotland, Sweden (420 mya)

A gold nugget found in the Tintana Gold Province, Alaska, USA

A Rhynchonella sp. brachiopod found in Immouzzer, Morrocco (120 mya)

A walrus jaw (Odobenus rosmarus) found in Het Scheur, North Sea, Belgium (40 000 years old)

[paulyb135]

I have finally obtained a marshosaurus tooth

 

Morrison formation

Dana Quarry

Ten Sleep

Wyoming 

[TyBoy]

50 minutes ago, paulyb135 said:

I have finally obtained a marshosaurus tooth

 

Morrison formation

Dana Quarry

Ten Sleep

Wyoming 

 

 

Great add to you super collection.  Are you sure its Marshosaurus hard to tell without seeing the outer serrations 

[paulyb135]

8 hours ago, TyBoy said:

Great add to you super collection.  Are you sure its Marshosaurus hard to tell without seeing the outer serrations 

Yes definitely marshosaurus. It has been verified in the past by previous owners. I will try and take some better close ups when the lighting is better

[Troodon]

6 hours ago, paulyb135 said:

Yes definitely marshosaurus. It has been verified in the past by previous owners. I will try and take some better close ups when the lighting is better

Beautiful tooth.  Do yourself a favor and verify the authenticity of the tooth two easy steps since these teeth are often misidentified by owners.  Where does the outside carina end and serration count on both carina 2mm wide and see what you get.   Nice pickup. 

[paulyb135]

6 minutes ago, Troodon said:

Beautiful tooth.  Do yourself a favor and verify the authenticity of the tooth two easy steps since these teeth are often misidentified by owners.  Where does the outside carina end and serration count on both carina 2mm wide and see what you get.   Nice pickup. 

 

Thanks Frank. I’ll take some close ups and do a count and send you a PM over the weekend if okay

[Troodon]

9 minutes ago, paulyb135 said:

 

Thanks Frank. I’ll take some close ups and do a count and send you a PM over the weekend if okay

Sure

[paulyb135]

6 hours ago, Troodon said:

Sure

Thanks. If it’s not marshosaurus I don’t know what it could be as to me it doesn’t share characteristics of other Morrison theropods. I don’t normally like teeth on the matrix but this one is pretty neat and I am lucky to own it. Anyway let’s wait for a confirmed diagnostic over the coming days 

[Bobby Rico]

6 minutes ago, paulyb135 said:

don’t normally like teeth on the matrix

I really do and this one is beautiful , what ever critter it came from . I got some really beautiful shark teeth in the matrix and they displays much nice on a shelve, just my opinion. Cheers Bobby 

[paulyb135]

16 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said:

I really do and this one is beautiful , what ever critter it came from . I got some really beautiful shark teeth in the matrix and they displays much nice on a shelve, just my opinion. Cheers Bobby 

 

Thanks Bobby. Maybe I’ll start getting more teeth on the matrix to go with this one 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I received a little packet of purchases from Daniel @Strepsodustoday.

Lots of lovely Strepsodus dermal denticles :

And a bit of stegosaur scute. Another specimen to add to my growing collection of bits of the dinosaurs I loved as a child : 

Very happy. 

Thanks, Daniel. 

 

 

[fossilsonwheels]

As much as I love tiny shark teeth it is nice to post something a bit bigger and more dinosaurian in nature

 

This took awhile to arrive but we have a really nice Timurlengia tooth from the Bissekty Formation, Uzbekistan. It is 1.34” and has fantastic serrations. Pretty little tooth and a fun species to introduce kids too ! 

 

 

[paulyb135]

On 10/12/2019 at 1:57 PM, Troodon said:

Beautiful tooth.  Do yourself a favor and verify the authenticity of the tooth two easy steps since these teeth are often misidentified by owners.  Where does the outside carina end and serration count on both carina 2mm wide and see what you get.   Nice pickup. 

 

Here are a few images. It’s the best I could do with my lighting. I hope this gives you a better idea.

[paulyb135]

And another 

[paulyb135]

Last one 

[Troodon]

23 minutes ago, paulyb135 said:

Last one 

 

I can see the mesial edge.  I you want to verify the authenticity that is not enough.  I need a serration density count, the width and depth of the base and crown height.

[paulyb135]

Just now, Troodon said:

I can see the mesial edge.  I you want to verify the authenticity that is not enough.  I need a serration density count, the width and depth of the base.

Okay I will go back to the drawing board. Thanks 

[Troodon]

On 12/13/2019 at 4:17 AM, paulyb135 said:

Okay I will go back to the drawing board. Thanks 

To all:

I know its difficult for collectors and dealers to appreciate but you CANNOT try to identify most ziphodont (blade-shaped) theropod teeth just off of photos.  The similarities around teeth of different species are just too close.   Why I worry about what is in the hands of collectors and what is sold.   Do you think dealers, even collectors take the time to properly analyze a tooth beyond what is told to them?   A large percentage of theropod teeth cannot be positively assigned and are just indeterminate but dealers and collectors want to put names to them.

 

Here is a statement from one of Hendrickx papers

 

 "Differentiating teeth of megalosaurids from those of Ceratosauridae, basal Megalosauroidea, and Allosauroidea is more difficult. These taxa have similar crown size (CH), thickness (CBR), and elongation (CHR), and a similar number of denticles along the carinae (DC and MC)."

Its a general statement but gives one a sense of difficulty around identifying these teeth.   Marshosaurus BTW is a Megalosauroidea

 

[doushantuo]

That paragraph ends on an optimistic note regarding the possible future use of geometric morphometrics(e.g.Procrustes analysis),btw

 

 

am keeping my eyes peeled for the moment this one enters the public domain

 

 

 

 

[Troodon]

9 hours ago, fossilsonwheels said:

As much as I love tiny shark teeth it is nice to post something a bit bigger and more dinosaurian in nature

 

This took awhile to arrive but we have a really nice Timurlengia tooth from the Bissekty Formation, Uzbekistan. It is 1.34” and has fantastic serrations. Pretty little tooth and a fun species to introduce kids too ! 

 

 

 

Very nice tooth