ChinaBoy Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Today I have gone SanShui(GuangDong, China) in hot and shining day. Very HOT! But this time, we not only found fish,but also opal,gypsum. :D First, fish in oilshale,Eocene oilshale: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaBoy Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Opal: In fact, I don't very sure if its opal..... Gypsum: I'm very suprise that gypsum in pink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old dead things Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Outstanding!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Very nice! Is this middle Eocene in age? Thanks for posting the report. 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...
ChinaBoy Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Very nice! Is this middle Eocene in age? Thanks for posting the report. Regards, Early Eocene~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinopaleus Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Very nice! Great finds! I'll be heading down to Lufeng soon for some triassic material Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I envy you for your access to such an amazing fossil site! Has any bird material been found there? "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...
ChinaBoy Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Very nice! Great finds! I'll be heading down to Lufeng soon for some triassic material DIG Dinosaures! Have a nice trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaBoy Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 I envy you for your access to such an amazing fossil site! Has any bird material been found there? In fact, Sanshui bird had been found and reported (Sanshuiornis zhangi :http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app56/app20110061_acc.pdf) But I haven't found any birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 In fact, Sanshui bird had been found and reported (Sanshuiornis zhangi :http://www.app.pan.p...0110061_acc.pdf) The preparation on that type-specimen is amazing! "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...
MikeD Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Good to see fossils and minerals from your part of the world. 謝謝你 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Very nice finds, thank you for sharing them with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Very nice, I am jealous! -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaBoy Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Anyone know if its opal?I very interesting what is it~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Anyone know if its opal?I very interesting what is it~ To me, it looks rather like botryoidal chalcedony. "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...
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