MikeR Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) In the "Where do you collect poll" Auspex stated that he has yet to acquire fossils from Antartica. That made me remember that I have some plastic casts made from moldic limestone by the late Andrew Grebneff, that I acquired in a trade about 10 years ago. They are gastropods from the Upper Eocene La Meseta Formation, NE Seymour Island, Argentine Antarctica. Left to Right: Epitonium charitopolos Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992; Austroficopsis seymourensis Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992; Cancellaria nsp. Left to Right: Acirsa aesispira Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992; Acirsa antarctodelicata (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992); Acirsa cooki (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) Edited January 4, 2011 by MikeR "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Those are really neat! And you got them in trade?! Seymour Island has a Late Cretaceous to Eocene sequence, and the discoveries, though amazing, have just scratched the surface. I wanna' go! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Those are really neat! And you got them in trade?! Seymour Island has a Late Cretaceous to Eocene sequence, and the discoveries, though amazing, have just scratched the surface. I wanna' go! A Fossil Forum Trip !!! "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Maybe Museo de La Plata is hiring...I'd go in a heartbeat and pay my own way to do grunt work on one of their digs. The stuff they brought back from Vega Island... "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Really not a usual location ,nice ,thanks to share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Thanks Mike! It's great to see your beautiful fossils from the bottom of the world! The British Antarctic Survey has a great website with superb fossils. LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Thanks Mike! It's great to see your beautiful fossils from the bottom of the world! The British Antarctic Survey has a great website with superb fossils. LINK Thanks for the Link! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanK Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 This is my Permian Glossopteris wood example from Antarctic mountings gifted to me by frienf of mine - geologist. Roman http://s1143.photobu.../donbassfossil/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Mike & RomanK...Unusual stuff.... I bet theres loads of fossils just sat there as the ice receeds... Im joining Auspex.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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