RCFossils Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I have not posted anything for a while so i figured i would show off a few newer Mazon Creek fossils that i recently purchased from an old collection. The first fossil is a fantastic example of the rarest jellyfish that has been described from Pit II. It is named Anthracomedusa turnbulli and is a type of box jellyfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 This is one of the best fossil associations that I have ever seen out of the Mazon Creek deposit. It is an example of the rare phyllocarid Kellibrooksia macrogaster surrounded by several medusa jellyfish Octomedusa pieckorum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 This may be the best example of the very rare fish Parahaplolepis cf. tuberculata. I have only seen two other examples of this rare fish from the Mazon Creek deposit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 This will be the last one for now. It is a very nice insect from Pit 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Hi Rob, Oh my! I havent been able to visit the forum much over the past several months but it is a real treat to get back and see such a stunning post! My eyes are now bugged out a little more than the tuberculata fellas are! WOW! WOW! Thanks for sharing the new acquisitions--very special examples indeed! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Wow, that fish has a lot of very clear detail. I'd never seen two different animals in the same Mazon Creek nodule either - more great specimens in an already incredible collection. This may be the best example of the very rare fish Parahaplolepis cf. tuberculata. I have only seen two other examples of this rare fish from the Mazon Creek deposit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacialerratic Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Great finds! Love that fish and the jelly! Very cool to see a jelly that is not an Essexella asherae. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 More stunning fossils! Thanks for sharing them! WOW! Love the fish! Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER 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 More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Rob, did you pinch yourself after that purchase? The fish is incredible. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Super acquisitions Rob! Fish has fantastic preservation.... down to each scale in detail : ) PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I'm gonna' hafta' attach Handy-wipe Clusters to your Golden Drool Bucket award! "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...
Terry Dactyll Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Rob...I dont really know about the jellyfish but I know if your buzzing off them then they must be special but that fish and insect are just beautiful... Great aquisitions Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 This will be the last one for now. It is a very nice insect from Pit 11. All these are fascinating and not easily reachable Congratulations and thanks for giving us the chance to admire them Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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