PRK Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 (edited) Ive always been intregued with mini versions of fossils. most of us treasure those tiny gems. Other than forams, How bout showing us pics of your minis? to start things off, here's a solnhofen shrimp Edited January 5, 2013 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingdigits Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Ive always been intregued with mini versions of fossils. most of us treasure those tiny gems. How bout showing us pics of your minis? to start things off, here's a solnhofen shrimp That is super cool! Did you find that yourself? Really neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 (edited) No! It was a gift from a German collector friend Edited November 17, 2012 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vordigern Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 that little guy is really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 (edited) This pyritized gastropod from the Cretaceous of lake Waco in Texas has eleven whorls in it's 7mm length. This shows the first three mm. Edited November 17, 2012 by BobWill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 I put this in my collecting bag one day... Covered in mud it could of been a seed or whatever but after washing it and a closer inspection it looked like a crab headshield... It was ID'd by an expert studying these to be one recently to be a juvenile horseshoe carb from the upper carboniferous... Juvenile (4 mm across) & Adult (poss/neg) Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 I put this in my collecting bag one day... Covered in mud it could of been a seed or whatever but after washing it and a closer inspection it looked like a crab headshield... It was ID'd by an expert studying these to be one recently to be a juvenile horseshoe carb from the upper carboniferous... Juvenile (4 mm across) & Adult (poss/neg) Steve---That little crab could be the center piece in anyones collection----VERY NICE---Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Tom.... Thanks... One I'm glad I kept it could of so easy been discarded that size...I suppose a 25 mm long scorpion is a mini fossil to... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dromiopsis Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 hello, Here a tiny shark tooth from the Miocen of Bellegarde sur Valserine (Burdigalian) with roots. D Gallery pictures http://www.flickr.com/photos/supergrevling/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 (edited) Great pics, lets keep it up Mini trilo- cambrian-Mohave desert Olenellus mohavenses Edited December 11, 2012 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 There are quite a few threads abut micro fossils on here, or mini's as you call them. But I would be glad to add a few as I have quite a collection of them. about 4mm; Cetorhinus maximus tooth (Basking Shark) 5mm x 3mm Burrfish mouthplate 6mm long, Notorynchus primengenius (7 gilled Cow Shark) 5mm slant length, Hemipristus serra; Snaggletooth Shark a very tiny shark vert, probably Scyliorhinus (Cat Shark) Some tiny shells 3mm to 5mm Granulina ovulaformis Arene pergemma; 2mm and 4mm Cutlassfish tooth; Eutrichiurides winleri A bunch of ray teeth on a dime Barracuda teeth on a dime Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 (edited) There IS a difference in micro and mini. Mini fossils are tiny versions of adult examples Priscacara-----eocene---wyoming Edited November 18, 2012 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Well, I guess then that includes the burfish mouthplate, the cow shark tooth, the snaggletooth, and the barracuda teeth at the least. Yous little fish is very cool. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 Right on six. pretty neat fossils you got there. thanks for showing them. I love Tinys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 There IS a difference in micro and mini. Mini fossils are tiny versions of adult examples Tiny "versions" as in dwarfed or as in young (as opposed to adult) ? I guess my snail couldn't have been very young with 11 whorls Priscacara-----eocene---wyoming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 YIKES- i was looking through a collection of lathem shale i dug, some 35years ago. I didn't wear glasses then. How in the world did I find/see this Cambrian trilo cephalon. I now wear glasses and even so, I can barely make it out. Good thing I circled it ! It is still in a very 3 D state of preservation. Just too bad it wasn't a complete dorsal shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sward Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 (edited) I hope these qualify as "minis": Edited November 23, 2012 by sward SWardSoutheast Missouri (formerly Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 Maybe.what is their size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sward Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 (edited) Maybe.what is their size? They're on a US dime. They're about the best I can do for "minis" right now. Edited November 23, 2012 by sward SWardSoutheast Missouri (formerly Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 Of course! Sorry, I didn't see the dime at first, but now that you point it out,---DOH ! And Yes those are definitely minis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thair Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Claydodont and petalodus from Penn central Texas. The Petalodus is 8.2mm by 9.4mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 (edited) Another minis ---I collected in. Oligocene Nebraska badlands Tiny turtles are the unusual I will prob repost sometime Stelemeys Edited November 25, 2012 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Another minis ---I collected in. Oligocene Nebraska badlands Tiny turtles are the unusual I will prob repost sometime Stelemeys Now that's a cool fossil; I want one "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...
Bullsnake Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 (edited) I've posted this elsewhere awhile back. Sorry for the repeat! Ameura pygidium. Edited November 25, 2012 by Bullsnake Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 (edited) Now comes my version of tiny teeth, Miocene from calif !! I do have more but these will do for now Edited December 12, 2012 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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