astron Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Hello all. Here are 5 pieces of unknown species (2 pics each) The last one bears quartz crystals. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) Three small pieces (2 pics each) and the ,,, Goliath (4 pics). Stromatoporoid and heliastraea. The third piece bears an oyster attached. The giant is about 34'' - 85 cm in height and 50 kg in weight. Edited December 13, 2012 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 What a great collection, Astrinos! Thanks for sharing! It just goes to show that sometimes the best things can be found close to home when one keeps at it regularly. Best wishes, Roger Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 What a great collection, Astrinos! Thanks for sharing! It just goes to show that sometimes the best things can be found close to home when one keeps at it regularly. Best wishes, Roger You are right Roger. Many thanks for your comment Best regards Astrinos Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Very impressive coral collection,astron Thanks to share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Very impressive coral collection,astron Thanks to share! Many thanks nala for your comment. Best regards Astrinos Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) OYSTERS Firstly two ostrea sp. colonies (4 pics each). The first one is placed on a base I made decorated by small fossils of the same area and period. Edited December 13, 2012 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) Five crassostrea gryphoides oysters (two pics each). 1. Single 2. Only one balve found {about 22 cm long) 3. Single 4. Pair 5. Single Edited December 13, 2012 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) Two crassostrea gryphoides colonies of 8 oysters each (2 pics each). Edited December 13, 2012 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Everything is spectacular as always Sir, Let's see ... we are going to need a proper acronym-designation and name for the institution that will be built and created to house this amazing assemblage of fossils that you have debuted here at this forum ... I know ... AMCNH - The Astrinos Museum of Cretan Natural History Sounds like a winner !! :sword: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 Dear Scott, very kind of you Many thanks Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) I use to include in my collection almost complete pieces, but this is an exception. These two crassostrea gryphoides odd pieces (2 pics each) are about the half of the complete ones and measure about 32 cm in length. How big could they be??? I think near or over a record..... Edited December 13, 2012 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 tracer will really love the oysters (as do I) "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...
astron Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 tracer will really love the oysters (as do I) Many thanks Chas for your comment I do hope so but probably he hasn't seen them yet.... Or maybe they aren't enough... or good enough... Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordovician_Odyssey Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Astron, your collection leaves me speachless!! it is amazing! i could only dream of finding such beautiful peices!!! Thanks for sharing this wonderful collection!!! -Shamus -Shamus The Ordovician enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 Astron, your collection leaves me speachless!! it is amazing! i could only dream of finding such beautiful peices!!! Thanks for sharing this wonderful collection!!! -Shamus Many thanks Shamus for your comments Best wishes Astrinos Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) Hi everyone. Here are two oysters. The first one (6 pics) is a 41 CM LONG crassostrea gigas and it stands helped by 3 smaller oysters and The second one (2 pics) is a crassostrea sp. and it's displayd onto an oyster valve in a circular scheme. Edited December 13, 2012 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) This post and the next two ones are devoted to a crassostrea sp. with the one valve in a wavy shape. This species is usually attached to porites sp. corals branches. Here are 5 oysters (2 pics each). Edited December 13, 2012 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Here are 4 oysters of the same species( the first 3 in 2 pics each and the last one in 4 pics). Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) Here are 2 pieces of the same species( 5 pics each). In the first case a coral takes revenge growing up onto the oyster. A rare mark on this item is that the inner parts of this shell are partially preserved. The second piece is a colony of 3 oysters. It's impressive the way they have embraced the porites sp. coral branch. Edited December 13, 2012 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) A bird of prey preparing to attack. There once was a young man who had a passion with the fossils. After a some one day's successful searching, he opened his bags to see in detail his finds. They were some beautiful crasostrea sp. oysters, some with both valves intact and others with only the one valve. As the shells were on the ground in one row the young man thought: '' These oysters reminds me of a bird of prey preraring to attack. I'll try an assemblage...'' The result of a long time efforts is shown in the attached 8 pics. PS. It was about 20 years ago.... Edited December 14, 2012 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 That young man was very imaginative! "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...
astron Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 That young man was very imaginative! Thanks for your answer, Chas Agreed. He was..... Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockpervert Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Astron... You have an amazingly beautiful collection! I'm very, very, very jealous... Certifiably one trilobite short of a Silurian picnic... http://fossil-world.lefora.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 Astron... You have an amazingly beautiful collection! I'm very, very, very jealous... Many thanks Rockpervert for your comment Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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