garyc Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 It's been a while since I got out on the Brazos. The water is cold! I had to share my find of the day. I never thought I would find such a nice intact section of glyptodon. I have found several individual daisies with their petals, to borrow from Shellseeker's lingo; but nothing like this! It measures about 7" x 5.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Whooo Hooo!!!! Cool find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Love it! Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Amazing! Great find! _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Now that is really cool. I've never seen them stuck together like that. I'd enter it for VFOTM. Daryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Su-perb "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...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 exceptional. i found something like that once, but yours is higher grade, similar to south american material i've seen. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triops808 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 First time I've seen a fossil pic of the famous armored mammal, and it looks terrific:) Congratulations on a truly wonderful find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 WoW -- That is really impressive and incredibly rare!!! Congrats on a one in a lifetime.. Plus I am on the bandwagon -- trying to change my terminology since Rich has pointed out how to correctly describe these-- The largest multiple found that I have seen is 4 units.... The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlin Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Oh man those are one of my favorite fossils. That is awesome. I would have passed out finding something like that. RobertSoutheast, MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Man that is AWESOME!!!!Congats on such a great find! Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I'd like to have a hard hat, for quarry and high-wall use, embossed with that pattern "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...
Xiphactinus Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Wow! That is a cool fossil. Congrats on the find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 Thanks for all the comments. I have never entered anything for fossil of the month, but I think I'll try this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Go for it, man. Mine won VFOTM 3 years ago. Yours is better. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Very nice. Here's a similar example from Florida. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Wow nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi-God Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 That is so very very sweet. WOW!!! I think my heart would stop if I found something like that. WTG! .. *NOT an expert.I haven't a clue what I'm doing.But I'm loving every minute of it. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Nice, indeed. I sometimes forget how rare these animals are elsewhere, and how rare connected sections are. We find so many complete ones in my study area that we get somewhat jaded. Definitely a VOTM candidate. Rich The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 It's been a while since I got out on the Brazos. The water is cold! I had to share my find of the day. I never thought I would find such a nice intact section of glyptodon. I have found several individual daisies with their petals, to borrow from Shellseeker's lingo; but nothing like this! It measures about 7" x 5.5" Awesome! As in I'm truly in awe! I've found invidual rosettes or partials thereof (in fact I found a very large but partial one today) but never so much as 2 articulated ones. I'd not heard of the Brazos before but a quick Google search of Brazos and fossil turned up another place that I've just added to my fossil bucket list--thanks for that! Congrats on a spectacular find that would have made my day, week, month, and likely year (possibly decade). Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 And to think I was happy to find some of the individual partial plates this past weekend--those articulated sections you all have are stunning. Very nice! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Mammal fossils usually don't do it for me, but that is one very impressive piece. Big congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDOTB Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Sweet! DO, or do not. There is no try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokiehunter Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Very cool find. Congrats. To be that complete after knocking around a creek/river is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacefossil Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Wow! Awesome, speechless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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