jpc Posted November 20, 2024 Posted November 20, 2024 (edited) I found an old post last night asking folks to show fossils form each of the 50 US states. In the middle of it coco suggested we could do the same for other countries, so I invite you all to submit fossils from your collections from France. For those who are unfamiliar, France is divided into Departments, 96 of them, plus 5 for offshore holding (e.g. Martinique, La Reunion). The challenge is to see if we can get all 96 Departments represented. Bonus points for the offshores. The Departments are all numbered as seen on this map ... https://www.mapchart.net/france-departments.html France has a very varied geology, so we ought to be able to get many different sorts of fossils here. I will start the fun. This is a Miocene bat jaw from Montaigu-le-Blin which is in No 3, Allier... central France. The jaw is about 1.5 cm long. The next photo is a stereo-photo looking down on to the chewing surface. I know there are a good few folks here who have French fossils... Ready set go.... If a Dept has already been posted, feel free to add more examples from there. Edited November 21, 2024 by jpc 1 3
ClearLake Posted November 20, 2024 Posted November 20, 2024 This sounds like fun, thanks @jpc! I have never collected in France, but have acquired a few things through trade/auction etc. I was surprised when I looked in my database that I have 9 Departments represented. I will get a few pictures taken and get them added.
ClearLake Posted November 20, 2024 Posted November 20, 2024 I'll start mine off with a couple of cephalopods from Department #79, Deux-Sevres. These are the Jurassic (Oxfordian) ammonites Dichotomosphinctes sp. Thanks to Sophie @fifbrindacier for providing these (and most of my other French fossils) to me. 1 1
Kikokuryu Posted November 21, 2024 Posted November 21, 2024 (edited) Surprisingly had quite a lot of French material. Doing some relabeling at the moment, so I have a few photos of some departments. No. 16 (Charente) Theropoda indet. (Tyrannosauroidea indet. [?]) Cherves-Richemont Quarry Cherves-de-Cognac, Charente, France No. 14 (Calvados) Plesiosauria indet. [?] Villers-sur-Mer, Caen district, France No. 49 (Maine-et-Loire) Diplocynodon ungeri La Guimardière and Pelmer Noyant-sous-le-Lude, France No. 60 (Oise) Diplocynodon sp. Argiles d'lignite du Soissonnais Verberie, Oise, France No. 57 (Moselle) Ceratodus kaupii Sarrebourg, France No. 25 (Doubs) Canis lupus (Gray Wolf) Gondenans-les-Moulins, France No. 67 (Bas-Rhin) Crocodilienovum minor (Crocodile Egg) Bouxwiller, Bas-Rhin, France No. 13 (Bouches du Rhône) Ornitholithus arcuatus (Gastornis sp.) Saint-Léger, Bouches du Rhône, France No. 30 (Gard) Lophiodon lautricense Robiac-Rochessadoule, France No. 33 (Gironde) Pelagornis sp. [?] Saucats, Gironde, France No. 8 (Ardennes) Burmirhynchia decorate Thin-le-Moutier, Ardennes, France No. 44 (Loire-Atlantique) Belosepia blainvillei Lutetian Limestone Le Bois Gouet, Saffré, Loire-Atlantique, France No. 79 (Deux-Sèvres) Oecoptychius refractus Deux-Sèvres, France Edit: Looks like @ClearLake already got this department, so this is a duplicate region. No. 46 (Lot) Cephalogale minor & Necrolemur antiquus Quercy Phosphorites Formation Lot (Quercy), France No. 34 (Hérault) Pecopteris polymorpha Graissessac, Hérault, France Edited November 21, 2024 by Kikokuryu 2
Coco Posted November 21, 2024 Posted November 21, 2024 Hi @JPC, I had not forgotten my idea, but I wanted to start the subject department by department in numerical order and leave a week per department so that everything is well organized and everyone can put their fossils. For this purpose, I started to take pictures of my collection, but I am overwhelmed by life and I did not find the time to continue. I thought I had time, but you beat me to it Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Paréidolie : Ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg...
jpc Posted November 21, 2024 Author Posted November 21, 2024 coco... my thought was that it would be nice to do it in numerical order, but what if no one had anything form No 4 and the project would, in theory, just stop.
jpc Posted November 21, 2024 Author Posted November 21, 2024 Wow... kikokuryu... nice pile of French fossils.
Coco Posted November 22, 2024 Posted November 22, 2024 Hi, @jpc We would have gone to the next department a week later Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Paréidolie : Ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg...
Yoda Posted November 22, 2024 Posted November 22, 2024 I seem to recall that I also started one for the UK? Can't find it MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector
fifbrindacier Posted November 25, 2024 Posted November 25, 2024 On 11/21/2024 at 1:39 AM, Kikokuryu said: Surprisingly had quite a lot of French material. Doing some relabeling at the moment, so I have a few photos of some departments. No. 16 (Charente) Theropoda indet. (Tyrannosauroidea indet. [?]) Cherves-Richemont Quarry Cherves-de-Cognac, Charente, France No. 14 (Calvados) Plesiosauria indet. [?] Villers-sur-Mer, Caen district, France No. 49 (Maine-et-Loire) Diplocynodon ungeri La Guimardière and Pelmer Noyant-sous-le-Lude, France No. 60 (Oise) Diplocynodon sp. Argiles d'lignite du Soissonnais Verberie, Oise, France No. 57 (Moselle) Ceratodus kaupii Sarrebourg, France No. 25 (Doubs) Canis lupus (Gray Wolf) Gondenans-les-Moulins, France No. 67 (Bas-Rhin) Crocodilienovum minor (Crocodile Egg) Bouxwiller, Bas-Rhin, France No. 13 (Bouches du Rhône) Ornitholithus arcuatus (Gastornis sp.) Saint-Léger, Bouches du Rhône, France No. 30 (Gard) Lophiodon lautricense Robiac-Rochessadoule, France No. 33 (Gironde) Pelagornis sp. [?] Saucats, Gironde, France No. 8 (Ardennes) Burmirhynchia decorate Thin-le-Moutier, Ardennes, France No. 44 (Loire-Atlantique) Belosepia blainvillei Lutetian Limestone Le Bois Gouet, Saffré, Loire-Atlantique, France No. 79 (Deux-Sèvres) Oecoptychius refractus Deux-Sèvres, France Edit: Looks like @ClearLake already got this department, so this is a duplicate region. No. 46 (Lot) Cephalogale minor & Necrolemur antiquus Quercy Phosphorites Formation Lot (Quercy), France No. 34 (Hérault) Pecopteris polymorpha Graissessac, Hérault, France You have a bunch of it ! "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren
fifbrindacier Posted November 25, 2024 Posted November 25, 2024 (edited) n° 17 Charente-Maritime Goniolina hexagona Edited November 25, 2024 by fifbrindacier "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren
fifbrindacier Posted November 25, 2024 Posted November 25, 2024 (edited) n° 16 Charente Tonton Roger Edited November 25, 2024 by fifbrindacier "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren
Coco Posted November 25, 2024 Posted November 25, 2024 Is tonton Roger a fossil ? Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Paréidolie : Ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg...
fifbrindacier Posted November 25, 2024 Posted November 25, 2024 N° 41 Loir-et-Cher Hallirhoa costata "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren
fifbrindacier Posted November 25, 2024 Posted November 25, 2024 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Coco said: Is tonton Roger a fossil ? Coco Yep. He worked in a bank and lived near a village called "Les adjots" Edited November 25, 2024 by fifbrindacier 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren
fifbrindacier Posted November 25, 2024 Posted November 25, 2024 N° 35 Ille-et-Vilaine Neseuretus tristani "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren
fifbrindacier Posted November 25, 2024 Posted November 25, 2024 N° 64 Pyrénées Atlantiques Lampadocorys sp "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren
fifbrindacier Posted November 25, 2024 Posted November 25, 2024 (edited) N° 40 Landes Melongena lainei Edited November 25, 2024 by fifbrindacier "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren
fifbrindacier Posted November 26, 2024 Posted November 26, 2024 (edited) N° 31 Haute-Garonne Gitolampas Edited November 26, 2024 by fifbrindacier "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren
fifbrindacier Posted November 26, 2024 Posted November 26, 2024 (edited) N° 66 Pyrénées Orientales Dentalium inaequale Edited November 26, 2024 by fifbrindacier "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren
fifbrindacier Posted November 26, 2024 Posted November 26, 2024 N°11 Aude Pattalophylia "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren
fifbrindacier Posted November 26, 2024 Posted November 26, 2024 N° 63 Puy de Dôme egg shell of bird "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren
fifbrindacier Posted November 26, 2024 Posted November 26, 2024 N° 37 Indre-et-Loire undeterminated bone "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren
fifbrindacier Posted November 26, 2024 Posted November 26, 2024 N° 13 Bouches du Rhône Egg shells of dinosaur "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren
fifbrindacier Posted November 26, 2024 Posted November 26, 2024 N° 30 Gard "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren
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