Terry Dactyll Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I had a bit of a trip out collecting on the coast yesterday afternoon and I dropped on (tripped over) a reasonable nodule that had varying degrees of preservation in it from very powdery weak ammonite shapes to half decent specimens as I worked through it with a bricky's hammer... I ended up with 3 bits that should come out ok when prepped and obviously pretty rare for this coast... A friend helped me with the ID for them and we think they could be Coroniceras sp. aff. rotator a very early species of Coroniceras...They are all around 1 1/2" across.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Very nice plate!Thanks to share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 That's a cool find in my book,Steve! Thanks for showing us. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
astron Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I had a bit of a trip out collecting on the coast yesterday afternoon and I dropped on (tripped over) a reasonable nodule that had varying degrees of preservation in it from very powdery weak ammonite shapes to half decent specimens as I worked through it with a bricky's hammer... I ended up with 3 bits that should come out ok when prepped and obviously pretty rare for this coast... A friend helped me with the ID for them and we think they could be Coroniceras sp. aff. rotator a very early species of Coroniceras...They are all around 1 1/2" across.... Very nice finds, Steve!!! Based on your previous prep works, I imagine a very impressive final result... Though, with so much stuff in pending, the question is when this prep could take place... Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Nice find, Steve. I think they should turn out well. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 Thanks guys... I'm only after one decent ammonite specimen out of the plates.... Astron... They only need a tickle I think they could be top of the queue Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I can't wait to this slab prepped by you. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Can't wait to see it prepped out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 JohnJ & Mommabets... Thanks.... I'll see what I can do now I have a workshop Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Stunning! I can't see how I missed this post. Amazing find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Thomas.... Thanks... Lucky find, tripped over them as you do!...They come out ok considering the hardness of the matrix and the variable quality of preservation...Coroniceras sp. aff. rotator ...(biggest 2 1/2")... North Somerset Coast...Lower Sinemurian, Bucklandi Zone, upper conybeari Subzone Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 (biggest 2 1/2") Are you sure you don't mean 2 1/2'(feet) ? Very impressive! You must have built up some muscles getting those out! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Thomas.... Thanks... Lucky find, tripped over them as you do!...They come out ok considering the hardness of the matrix and the variable quality of preservation...Coroniceras sp. aff. rotator ...(biggest 2 1/2")... North Somerset Coast...Lower Sinemurian, Bucklandi Zone, upper conybeari Subzone Steve, Awesome work, as usual! These are aesthetically pleasing looking plates. Any ideas on what the dark colored bivalve is? Thanks for sharing these,... would love to be able to collect such beauties. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
CH4ShotCaller Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 That's a very nice find, thanks for sharing with us! Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Cheers Guys... Roger...Great practice to get your eye in... Tim...The bivalve... Maybe Protocardia truncata... I'm not 100 % sure as I have limited reference material on bivalvia... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Thomas.... Thanks... Lucky find, tripped over them as you do!...They come out ok considering the hardness of the matrix and the variable quality of preservation...Coroniceras sp. aff. rotator ...(biggest 2 1/2")... North Somerset Coast...Lower Sinemurian, Bucklandi Zone, upper conybeari Subzone That's exactly the wonderful final result what I was expecting for!!! What I didn't expect was their prep to finish that fast, even in the lead of the queue High quality at a high speed isn't a common phenomenon at all... Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 Astron... Thanks.... I reckon I need to speed up to catch up with you Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Here's a nice specimen... I wasnt really expecting to find one of these on the north Somerset Coast although I'd hoped... It has slightly different preservation than most of the other material Ive dropped on as the matrix is softer and more fibrous and quite thin calcite although the colour of the calcite seems comparable... It still stuck to the calcite shell like glue though with every mm needing attention to remove it.... Coroniceras charlseii 9 1/2" Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachikoma_kun Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Stunning finds and prep! I'm only over the bridge, should pop down there one weekend with the kids and see what turns up, they are quite interested in fossil collecting now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 Thanks.... Yes go take a look... Theres signs of fossils all the way from Blue anchor to Hinkley point but the 'good stuff ' takes some rooting out (and luck)...You just never know what you will trip over... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Its been 4 years since I dropped on my first Somerset Paracoroniceras charlsei so you can see they aint to common... You got to take into account most of the material you do find will be partial fossils and even sometimes complete ones, the preservation varies with many duds so Ive been very lucky....This is my current shell I'm working on.... I was glad to get this back to the car...a heavy old chunk... You can see the tell tale nodes preserved.... These disappear as the shell gets bigger in diameter.... Proving the shell is worth the time by prepping a slice out.... Going in further for the 3rd whorl preservation.... Starting to uncover more of the shell rib by rib and opening and straightening the mouth border..... Doing some roughing out chisel work on the matrix.... I'll keep this thread updated as I get closer to finishing this shell....I'm just doing a couple of hours heere and there on it during the evenings.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Hi Roger.... Thanks for your interest.... I have done a little more on the shell including working on the matrix and cutting a base on the rock.... I need to take some weight off it as it still weighs a tonne... You can clearly see the distinctive nodes of Paracoroniceras charlsei... Its looking a little muddy as I am in the process of getting the fine layer of rock off with wet and dry... it was looking a lovely colour of reddy brown before it dried leaving the mud layer on... It will all come off with the hosepipe and scrubbing brush later.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) great prepping job Terry , looking forward to the finshed part when the last layer of mud is washed of. Do you have a picture where we can see the keel? Edited February 14, 2016 by Kevin H. growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 :popcorn: Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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