Jump to content

Entries - September 2010 Finds Of The Month

JohnJ

By JohnJ
in Fossil of the Month

 Share

Recommended Posts

jsw Regular Member

jsw

Posted
Posted

Well, this will be my first FOTM entry, though it's no where near up to par to some of the fossils already entered! It took me a long time to prep it since I've been crazy busy trying to get ready to leave for college tomorrow, but I got it done! Anyways, it's a plate of Astrodapsis spatiosus sand dollars collected from the Santa Margarita Sandstone in Scotts Valley, CA. Date of recovery: July 23, 2010. Date of prep completion: September 10, 2010.

post-2069-076448100 1284238113_thumb.jpg

post-2069-023797200 1284238125_thumb.jpg

post-2069-046684400 1284238133_thumb.jpg

post-2069-012590500 1284238143_thumb.jpg

- Josh

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Sharks of SC Regular Member

Sharks of SC

Posted
Posted

First vertebrate?! Ok, then :rolleyes:

Isurus desori, collected Sept. 6. Cooper River, SC. Miocene

This tooth is uncommon in my area for two reasons - 1. All species of mako that I collect here rarely have well-preserved roots and 2. This is an unusually large specimen for this species (2.25")

post-2469-009798900 1284242847_thumb.jpg

CBK

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Regular Member

Fossildude19

Posted
Posted (edited)

Cade,

Nice Tooth!:wub:

Congratulations!:D

Edited by Fossildude19

    Tim    -  VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER

   MOTM.png.61350469b02f439fd4d5d77c2c69da85.png      PaleoPartner.png.30c01982e09b0cc0b7d9d6a7a21f56c6.png.a600039856933851eeea617ca3f2d15f.png     Postmaster1.jpg.900efa599049929531fa81981f028e24.jpg    VFOTM.png.f1b09c78bf88298b009b0da14ef44cf0.png  VFOTM  --- APRIL - 2015  

__________________________________________________
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks."
John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~   ><))))( *>  About Me      

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Boneman007 Regular Member

Boneman007

Posted
Posted

Dang guys,

Am I the only one who thinks that crinoid is absolutely KILLER?!?!?!

I may have a great vertebrate collection, but my crinoid collection SUCKS!

Again, BEAUTIFUL crinoid!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Ordovician_Odyssey Regular Member

Ordovician_Odyssey

Posted
Posted

Dang guys,

Am I the only one who thinks that crinoid is absolutely KILLER?!?!?!

I may have a great vertebrate collection, but my crinoid collection SUCKS!

Again, BEAUTIFUL crinoid!

same here but instead of vertabrate, mine would be every invertebrate except crinoid

-Shamus

The Ordovician enthusiast.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
bruce Regular Member

bruce

Posted
Posted (edited)

I am submitting this Dromaeosaur tooth I found on Sept 15 in the Lance Formation near Lusk Wyoming on a week-long dig sponsored by the Tate Museum in Casper. We had a great time helping excavate a bone bed and learned much about the many fine specimens and varieties of bones we uncovered. If you go thru Wyoming, be sure to stop at the Tate and visit with them--They are very friendly and helpful bunch!

post-1410-045360800 1284868479_thumb.jpg

Edited by IVIVI
Link to comment
Share on other sites
bear-dog Regular Member

bear-dog

Posted
Posted

First vertebrate?! Ok, then :rolleyes:

Isurus desori, collected Sept. 6. Cooper River, SC. Miocene

This tooth is uncommon in my area for two reasons - 1. All species of mako that I collect here rarely have well-preserved roots and 2. This is an unusually large specimen for this species (2.25")

post-2469-009798900 1284242847_thumb.jpg

CBK

:o Thats a nice Mako for any area.Congrats. :D

Bear-dog.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
frozen_turkey Regular Member

frozen_turkey

Posted
Posted (edited)

Hi guys i have this amazing peice of RARE devonian amminoid. I found it on a quick stop to one of my favorite hunting spots that i have been going to for years and ive never seen one so crisp. And there has not been a compete one of these ever found at this site (but i still look). And i assume the worruls not being conected is to blame.

Common name - Amminoid

Location - Marion, Iowa

Age - Middle Devonian

Formation/Member - Unknown

Date Found - 9/4/2010

Front view

post-2572-093769400 1284154022_thumb.jpg

Side veiw (to show off amazing relef)

post-2572-070691900 1284154053_thumb.jpg

And just an extra (my kitty was tring to model with my rock)

post-2572-057625700 1284154070_thumb.jpg

-Frozen

ps I love my kitty!!!

O my god guys i just found a complete one this weekend. I am realy pumped and im doing the dance.

:jig: :jig: :jig:

Its going to be a next months entry seeing that the prep is going to take forever and i have no spare time.

Edited by frozen_turkey
Link to comment
Share on other sites
barefootgirl Regular Member

barefootgirl

Posted
Posted

Very nice finds everyone. :D

In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory.

Alfred North Whithead

'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!'

Link to comment
Share on other sites
dhk Regular Member

dhk

Posted
Posted

also my first FOTM entry. This is a reptile trackway found in Plainville, MA. The peice has three complete four toed tracks with a few partials and a 12 inch tail drag down the full length of the stone. Two prints are deep and show foot pads. Found September 5th and preserved in vary fine siltstone (300+ myo - Pennsylvanian, age of amphibians) The plate is 11 x 8 inches. (NOTE: the prints were enhanced for the photograph as they don't really photograph to well)

post-3786-080560400 1284923830_thumb.jpg

post-420-031422100 1285392398_thumb.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Ordovician_Odyssey Regular Member

Ordovician_Odyssey

Posted
Posted

also my first FOTM entry. This is a reptile trackway found in Plainville, MA. The peice has three complete four toed tracks with a few partials and a 12 inch tail drag down the full length of the stone. Two prints are deep and show foot pads. Found September 5th and preserved in vary fine siltstone (300+ myo) The plate is 11 x 8 inches. (NOTE: the prints were enhanced for the photograph as they don't really photograph to well)

wow those are really amazing :wub:

-Shamus

The Ordovician enthusiast.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Procynosuchus Regular Member

Procynosuchus

Posted
Posted

also my first FOTM entry. This is a reptile trackway found in Plainville, MA. The peice has three complete four toed tracks with a few partials and a 12 inch tail drag down the full length of the stone. Two prints are deep and show foot pads. Found September 5th and preserved in vary fine siltstone (300+ myo - Pennsylvanian, age of amphibians) The plate is 11 x 8 inches. (NOTE: the prints were enhanced for the photograph as they don't really photograph to well)

i would dare to say that this has more than a slight chance to win :)

no really, great finds everyone.

expecially Crinoid Queen's crinoid is really gorgeous.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Ordovician_Odyssey Regular Member

Ordovician_Odyssey

Posted
Posted (edited)

ok well heres one more find ,i found it on the 18th

its honeycomb coral from the ordovician era, found 4k outside of eganville ontario...i believe it was on highway 41..on a road cut

post-3994-074725800 1285437905_thumb.jpg

Edited by trilobite guy

-Shamus

The Ordovician enthusiast.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LanceH Regular Member

LanceH

Posted
Posted (edited)

Four 4" wide shark centrums:

Date of Discovery: Sept. 17, 2010

Common Name: Shark (lamnoid type)

Scientific Name: Exact species not known without a cross-section or x-ray.

Formation: Upper Duck Creek or Fort Worth.

Geologic Age: Cretaceous, circa 100 mya.

post-11-009695000 1285443362_thumb.jpg post-11-060365100 1285443320_thumb.jpg post-11-010139300 1285443337_thumb.jpg

Edited by LanceHall
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Ordovician_Odyssey Regular Member

Ordovician_Odyssey

Posted
Posted

"When we say jump, they say 'what shark?'"

Nice vert!

-YvW

wow thats a very nice vertabra :wub:

-Shamus

The Ordovician enthusiast.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Crinoid Queen Regular Member

Crinoid Queen

Posted
Posted

And just an extra (my kitty was tring to model with my rock)

-Frozen

ps I love my kitty!!!

Hay no Fare useing the Kitty to get extra Votes LOL ;):P :lolu:

Link to comment
Share on other sites
frozen_turkey Regular Member

frozen_turkey

Posted
Posted

For my entry of FOTM I would like to enter my starbust Agariocrinus splendens.post-1179-076459900 1283801816_thumb.jpg post-1179-001238200 1283801828_thumb.jpg It was found on July 3rd, 2010 and the preparation was completed on September 4th, 2010. It was found in Crawfordsville, IN in the Edwardsville formation and is from the missippian age, making it aproxamatly 340 million years old.

As well as being in the rare starbust pose it is also a farly large specimin of this species with the calix being 1.5in in diameter while most are well under an inch. Also adding to the beauty of this rare pose is the arch of the stem post-1179-010451500 1283801842_thumb.jpgand the exposure of the arms on the end of the rock. post-1179-014416800 1283801862_thumb.jpg

Thanck you for the consideration

-CQ

My ultra powerful fossil spy satelite has just locked on to your location.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Nandomas Regular Member

Nandomas

Posted
Posted

Four 4" wide shark centrums:

Date of Discovery: Sept. 17, 2010

Common Name: Shark (lamnoid type)

Scientific Name: Exact species not known without a cross-section or x-ray.

Formation: Upper Duck Creek or Fort Worth.

Geologic Age: Cretaceous, circa 100 mya.

post-11-009695000 1285443362_thumb.jpg post-11-060365100 1285443320_thumb.jpg post-11-010139300 1285443337_thumb.jpg

WOW... that's a shark vertebra :o :o

Erosion... will be my epitaph!

http://www.paleonature.org/

https://fossilnews.org/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
ebrocklds Regular Member

ebrocklds

Posted
Posted

here is my first entry in a while. not had alot of chances to go hunting lately.

Zacanthoides typicalis with 2 Glossopleura bion and a small Achlysopsis sp. chasing each other in a circle.

the Z. typicalis measures 1.5 inches. found Sept 4th in Brigham City Utah, Spence shale formation, Cambrian and prepared the following week.

one of the rarer and spinier (if that is a word) trilobites from utah.

Brock

post-37-005371200 1285686395_thumb.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
fossiljunkie Regular Member

fossiljunkie

Posted
Posted (edited)

well with so many great finds here i wasn't sure if i should even try to attempt vertebrate find of the month but here goes. i'm just squeezing in at the wire too. here in south carolina it is extremely hard to find a great white tooth that has a root intact and when it does the teeth are many times, much less than hoped for.

for me i find them minus the root 99% of the time. when i found this great white in this condition and coloration i couldn't resist the urge to at least share the beauty of the tooth. most importantly the pristine condition and unusual coloration. except for a minor serration flaw on the right side in photo, the tooth is very unusually colored for this area. few and far between for sure. the tooth has a very high enamel sheen,no wear, and shows color variations of blue, silver, orange, brown and grey. the labial side of the tooth shows some funky streaks on bottom left in photo almost looks like the letter f. no scratches on the enamel just streaking. anyway just a very cool tooth and i'm happy i found it and could add it to my collection. the area is oligocene through pleistocene .the photos don't quite show the coloration too full potential but it'll have to do. hope you enjoy the colors.

name: Carcharodon carcharias - great white

area formation: Hawthorne formation

date found: september 28th,2010

measurement: 1 5/8"

lingual view

post-3598-078377500 1285690573_thumb.jpg

labial view

post-3598-031986200 1285690603_thumb.jpg

Edited by fossiljunkie

Today's the day!

Mel Fisher

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...