Rock Hound Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, musicnfossils said: Haven’t posted in a while but picked up a couple new things recently. Here’s my new keich and my rooted albertosaurus tooth from the Drumheller area Nice fossils there!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 12 hours ago, musicnfossils said: Haven’t posted in a while but picked up a couple new things recently. Here’s my new keich and my rooted albertosaurus tooth from the Drumheller area That's an awesome tooth! I just love the etched patterning on there. And from the Drumheller area too! Wow! On 6/27/2022 at 9:11 PM, Pixpaleosky said: Araucaria cone from Patagonia They had some real nice ones, didn't they? That;s just beautiful! 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixpaleosky Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Yes I wanted them all ahah. The ones on matrix are very beautiful too but above budget. We should plan a trip to Patagonia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frightmares Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Diplodocus tooth and Acheroraptor tooth are my latest mailbox scores. I will have something new again after today! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 A bucket-list item for me from the Jorf locality. This lovely little lichid has undergone some taxonomic changes. What was once known as Basseiarges mellishae is now considered a junior synonym of Akantharges mellishae as per Allart van Viersen's relatively recent work. These trilobites from the Jorf locality are partly metamorphosed, resulting in a kind of plasticized look. See: Van Viersen, A. P. Systematics of Devonian trochurine trilobites (Lichidae). N. Jb. Geol. Paläont. Abh. 300/2 (2021), 175–187. 7 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 It was like fossil xmas today when a large, microwave oven sized box came to my door. Much of the contents were fossils I found during my Quebec trip, but couldn't bring with me on the train. Of all the pieces, I think these two show the most promise -- a Ceraurus and a Flexicalymene. The Ceraurus is small and mostly buried, which is actually a good thing since it has been protected from weathering. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 A prep-it-myself Cyphaspis! 3 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 This plate is a real gem, and I'll be finishing up the prep on this. More than a nice multi-plate, there are also two starfish(!) on this one. 10 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleorunner Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 It's fantastic !!! This dish promises a lot... 2 hours ago, Kane said: This plate is a real gem, and I'll be finishing up the prep on this. More than a nice multi-plate, there are also two starfish(!) on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Just bought this great book. Tabular View of the Characteristics of British Fossils. 1853. Containing all four engraved plates by J W Lowrey. A series of four fold-out canvas-backed plates, illustrating British fossils from the Palaeozoic (or Primary) to the Cainozoic (or Tertiary) periods. Each panel is dissected and mounted on canvas to fold, each panel with hand-coloured stratigraphic column at left side. Published by the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge The book is very rare in this condition as it is all intact and a first edition. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 13 minutes ago, Welsh Wizard said: Just bought this great book. Tabular View of the Characteristics of British Fossils. 1853. Containing all four engraved plates by J W Lowrey. A series of four fold-out canvas-backed plates, illustrating British fossils from the Palaeozoic (or Primary) to the Cainozoic (or Tertiary) periods. Each panel is dissected and mounted on canvas to fold, each panel with hand-coloured stratigraphic column at left side. Published by the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge The book is very rare in this condition as it is all intact and a first edition. Now that's an impressive volume! Just think how few of them there'd have been to start of, being hand-coloured. You've just got to love those hand-made details... the love and care that went into producing such volumes...! Fantastic acquisition! 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 5 hours ago, Kane said: This plate is a real gem, and I'll be finishing up the prep on this. More than a nice multi-plate, there are also two starfish(!) on this one. Great finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Belated score: a (heavily) worn T. rex tooth. This rex used it for all its worth. Tyrannosaurs were unusual among dinosaurs in that they consumed the entire carcass, using thick teeth and an incredible bite force to pulverize bone. In the process of this habit of biting through solid bone, they would often break their teeth - spalling off large chunks and flaking enamel. What remained of the tooth would continue to be worn until a replacement finally pushed the knob of a tooth out. The pattern of breakage should look familiar to anyone who's seen or tried their hand at flintknapping. ^ Schubert & Ungar (2005) 3 2 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 17 hours ago, ThePhysicist said: Belated score: a (heavily) worn T. rex tooth. This rex used it for all its worth. Tyrannosaurs were unusual among dinosaurs in that they consumed the entire carcass, using thick teeth and an incredible bite force to pulverize bone. In the process of this habit of biting through solid bone, they would often break their teeth - spalling off large chunks and flaking enamel. What remained of the tooth would continue to be worn until a replacement finally pushed the knob of a tooth out. The pattern of breakage should look familiar to anyone who's seen or tried their hand at flintknapping. ^ Schubert & Ungar (2005) Just imagine all the carnage that took place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 So soon after the last package, a much smaller one arrived. A lovely Asaphus kotlukovi, from St Petersburg. 7.8 cm. 9 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 59 minutes ago, Kane said: A lovely Asaphus kotlukovi Lovely indeed! I’m rather fond of the Russian trilobites. 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, FossilNerd said: Lovely indeed! I’m rather fond of the Russian trilobites. I've amassed quite a collection, and I'm going to need another few shelves soon. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 5/2/2022 at 4:51 PM, Paleorunner said: This arrived today at noon, there was no information on the sale, but for size, quality, price, I found it interesting. Solitary horn coral 10 cm long. Very nice Rugose coral! It is one of the nicer specimens I have seen. I am usually not interested in corals, but I like this specimen. -Micah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 5/2/2022 at 11:32 PM, Misha said: I promised to post my other fossils here and I have finally gotten to take their photos. Haven't got all the IDs but am working through them. As a quick update to my previous post, I think the mystery Guangxi brachiopod may be Cyrtiopsis sp. possibly davidsoni, I took a look through a number of papers including one discussed C. davidsoni specifically in the neighboring Hunan province which seems very close in overall form as well as the finer structures represented on the shell, but for now it will stay as Cyrtiopsis sp. Before I get to the big lot of fossils here are a few smaller ones I recently received: First, today I got this interesting fish from the Bear Gulch limestone in Montana. It's by no means a perfect fossil but it is still a very nice impression that preserves many interesting features, and I am very happy with it for my first fossil from this formation which I won from a giveaway. I believe this is a Palaeoniscoid, not sure about a further classification as I am not too familiar with much of the fauna here, maybe something like Beagiascus pulcherrimus? The next is a fossil I've wanted to get for a while and finally purchased a bit ago. It's a thin section of the very interesting Rhynie Chert from Scotland. An amazing lower Devonian formation with stunning preservation and this piece was no different. All of the fine detail of the Agalophyton major rhizome is preserved beautifully. On some of the pieces Palaeomyces, fungal cysts can be seen. The final lot was sent to me by @Dean Ruocco, this included mostly very interesting new Hamilton group bivalves, but also some other amazing fossils. These first few I was told come from the Skaneateles Formation at Cole Hill: A Nice large bivalve, currently no ID: A block with multiple bivalves, one especially nice and complete example and a Dipleura cephalon, Actinodesma erectum maybe? This one isn't as complete but I thought the shell details on this one were especially beautiful, Pseudoaviculopecten scabridus?: Some smaller, loose brachiopods, an Athyris spiriferoides and a Spiriferid I haven't IDd yet. Some other spiriferids, but these come from the Rochester shale, I might try to prep some out as they look very interesting: And finally this Eurypterus rempies head from the Fiddler's Green Formation, Bertie Group. Very exciting for me as this is my first Eurypterid fossil and it is incredibly well preserved, even the tiny eyes in the center of the head are visible. A big thank you to Dean for these, all very exciting additions to my collection. There were a few others but the formation they came from is not known and I may make a separate topic for that. Thanks for looking! Those are some cool scores! I find that fish particularly cool. Fish are just really interesting to me. That section of Rhynie Chert is also really interesting. I have never seen anything quite like it. -Micah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 5/4/2022 at 12:53 PM, lesofprimus said: Three new fossil teeth came in yestetday, all pretty decent specimens.... A very large Cretoxyrhina mantelli tooth (Ginsu Shark) A piece of Sharktooth Hill matrix with a small Allodesmus kernensis tooth in it... bummer it cracked tho. My 3rd largest 1.73" Bone Valley Hemipristis serra I agree, these are all pretty nice teeth! It is a real bummer that the Allodesmus kernensis broke, but it is still a really neat fossil. You are building up a pretty nice collection! -Micah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 7/4/2022 at 6:36 PM, Kane said: This plate is a real gem, and I'll be finishing up the prep on this. More than a nice multi-plate, there are also two starfish(!) on this one. etc. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 I have been a smidgin under the weather of late, so being pretty much sofa bound, I was delighted to receive a get well soon parcel from the Marvelous Mike @minnbuckeye. These are absolutely beautiful specimens and mostly don't require anything but the lightest prepping if any at all which is just as well at the moment. Just the tonic I needed. The couple on the left are from the Galena of Decorah, Iowa, the middle section are also Ordovician from the Elgin Member of the Maquoketa Formation of El Dorado, Iowa and the bunch on the right are Upper Devonian Cerro Gordo Member of the Lime Creek Formation from Bird Hill, also Iowa. Better than medicine. Thank you so much, Mike, my friend, it means so much to me. 8 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Proof once again that we are more than a forum--we're a community! Hope you get back on your feet (literally) soon. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleorunner Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 5 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: I have been a smidgin under the weather of late, so being pretty much sofa bound, I was delighted to receive a get well soon parcel from the Marvelous Mike @minnbuckeye. These are absolutely beautiful specimens and mostly don't require anything but the lightest prepping if any at all which is just as well at the moment. Just the tonic I needed. The couple on the left are from the Galena of Decorah, Iowa, the middle section are also Ordovician from the Elgin Member of the Maquoketa Formation of El Dorado, Iowa and the bunch on the right are Upper Devonian Cerro Gordo Member of the Lime Creek Formation from Bird Hill, also Iowa. Better than medicine. Thank you so much, Mike, my friend, it means so much to me. Good pieces. Enjoy these nice gifts, and get well soon. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frightmares Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Juvenile hadrosaur ulna from the Two Medicine Formation 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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