thair Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 The weather the last week or so has been cold so I decided to have an indoor hunting project. Archaeocidaris sp. (urchin) plates and spins are some of the very first fossils I ever found when I started collecting when I was 5 or 6 years old. They are very common in the Penn. deposits here in central Texas but finding a complete specimen is practically impossible except the flattened ones from the Brownwood spillway. As has been noted there are probable several species but kind of hard to describe from disarticulated plates and spins. Several months ago I found some associated plates that seemed to be more isolated than most and were most likely from a single individual. I decided to attempt a reconstruction to make a desplay piece for my collection. Its hard to discribe what a fossil is to someone when it looks like a pile of random stuff. I know that the result I have created is not completly accurate but at least it is sort of recognizable. You always learn from the first try so when (if) I do another maybe it will be more accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Looks awesome to me. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Wow, that took awhile! Great result though, you should be proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 You are a real master at reconstructing bits into awesome specimens! Well done indeed! "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...
lissa318 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Great job! And great way to occupy some chilly days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwestbrook Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Great job! Now I want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossilzombie Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 gonna try to go to texas and hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 you'll get years of well earned enjoyment for your effort. plus non collectors will gravitate toward that display. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Hi, It's a great job ! Congrats for your patience ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thair Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 Thanks for all the comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 To cool, fantastic job, really nice display piece----Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveltip1 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Jaw-dropping urchin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Amazing! My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 That's really a terrific way to display your finds. What did you use for the spherical base? It looks great! Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 That is some really great work on a great looking urchin! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thair Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 That's really a terrific way to display your finds. What did you use for the spherical base? It looks great! After laying out the plates and measureing an aprox size I started with a golf ball. Then I used epoxy putty to enlarge and mold into a more urchin like shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilcrazy Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 When nature disarticulates, let man articulate. Good job taking pieces and parts and making something easily recognizable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Just awesome, simply awesome! I'm a puzzle junky and this has me twitching…in a good kinda way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 amazing!!! I've found a few bits and pieces of urchins but not enough to re-create a whole one like that! very cool... www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Never saw one like that. Pretty impressive like something you'd expect to see in a museum and you created it. Big congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Nice http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Very nice. I had the same idea http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thair Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 Those are cool. Real good display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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