Shellseeker Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 On Saturday March 2nd, I was pleased to have a tour of the Vertebrate Lab at University of Florida, hosted by Rachel Narducci, Director of the lab. I have some 85 photos before my iphone battery died. Here are some of the best. I love to take photos that will help me identify my finds or learn something new about Southeast US fauna. One of my 1st photos is a tadpole from Green River ??? I am walking thru a RESEARCH Lab, fossils are coming in and going out from/ to lots of places in Florida and around the world. Here is one from Florida, The extinct Hesperocyoninae are one of three subfamilies found within the canid family. The other two canid subfamilies are the extinct Borophaginae and extant Caninae. The dates on these fossils are the date found. Thecachampsa Americana, Found 1955, during construction. An Altlas/Axis of a Sloth A Tortoise buckler... 8 connected Osteoderms Whales... I love whale fossils.... How about Whale from South Carolina, Absolutely love that tooth.. Capybara Jaw Dire wolf Jaw... Sloth Skull... Rachel is holding a section of tail from Glyptodont.. I held it also... It is light, not as heavy as my thermos of coffee. Rhino Lower Jaw... A mammoth Astragalus... I wanted to remember the shape... A Sloth Claw... Gorgeous. That my hand holding a Smilodon upper carnassial P4. Scary moment, I was just thinking DON'T DROP IT> and here is a photo of TFF member @digit prepping a Gharial. Just another boring day at work... A juvenile Gomphothere.. amazing and most of another reptile on the next desk over.... Everywhere there are fantastic fossil. I am fortunate to have these memories. Enjoy Jack 2 14 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 I sure did enjoy! Thanks for sharing. Nice to see digit in his element. 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Yup. That's me in my happy place. One of our PhD students who did a presentation earlier that day for the FPS (Florida Paleontological Society) group had a photo of me working on this gharial while eating pizza. I usually use two hands while prepping (a brush or dental instrument in one hand and holding/rotating the specimen with the other). When I'm using the air scribe on such a large specimen as this gharial it really requires only one hand. A while back there was leftover pizza from some meeting/seminar at the museum and hungry college students (and gray-hair retirees) swooped in to scavenge the remains. They caught me on camera multitasking and doing what I love--prepping fossils and chowing down on a slice. Yesterday, I finished up the final prep cleaning up an associated gomphothere tibia & fibula from Montbrook. Today, I'll try to complete a small 3-toed horse mandible (probably Mesohippus) from the Oligocene of Nebraska so that can get cataloged. Then I'll get back to the long-term gharial project which will get completed later this year. Keeps me off the streets and it's better than playing golf (which I'm terrible at). Cheers. -Ken 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 what a collection..., I love the tadpole! Thanks for the great impressions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielb Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 That collection is amazing,I especially like the gompothere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Some pretty spectacular fossils there. Thanks for sharing them. Looks like quite the place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 16 hours ago, Shellseeker said: One of my 1st photos is a tadpole from Green River ??? If anyone is wondering: The status of the Green River tadpole is still awaiting a formal description. Gardner, J.D. 1999 Comments on Amphibians from the Green River Formation, with a Description of a Fossil Tadpole. Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah: Utah Geological Survey Miscellaneous Publication, 99(1):455-461 Gardner, J.D. 2016 The Fossil Record of Tadpoles. Fossil Imprint, 72(1-2):17-44 PDF LINK 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Very cool! Thanks for the tour, Jack! 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...
Shellseeker Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 6 hours ago, piranha said: If anyone is wondering: The status of the Green River tadpole is still awaiting a formal description. Thank you, Very informative... One of my new understandings on this trip was that the UF Research Labs handle fossils from around the US and around the world.. Some coming in and some going out. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Amazing post of the day. So fun to walk through with you. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Thanks Jack! Looks like a great place to wander through or work in. My favorite that you showed is that sloth claw, wow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 @Shellseeker Nice to do a behind the scenes tour The tadpole is certainly unusual 1 MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 4 hours ago, Yoda said: @Shellseeker Nice to do a behind the scenes tour The tadpole is certainly unusual I heartedly agree. As a fossil hobby enthusiast, I have always appreciated and sought opportunities. Connected to Fossil clubs and Florida fossil organizations, I always have joined, encouraged, and participated in field trips as often as possible. It has broaden my perspective, enriched my knowledge and put me in contact with people who love our hobby as much as I do. 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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