Ludwigia Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Most of the snow has melted away in the lowlands, at least for the time being, so I took the opportunity a few days ago to drop into the ditch in the Kimmeridgian in the Danube Valley for a couple of hours. It was drizzly weather, but that didn't bother me, being happy to just get out and dig a bit. Found a few nice ammonites which I've still got to prep, but I spent an hour or so abrading this sponge today. Like I've said before, I usually leave most of the sponges where they are, but this one was complete and also quite large at 20cm. length. If I abraded the entire insides, I could fill it with tobacco and have a smoke I'm not sure, but I think it could be a Cylindrophyma sp. 3 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Nice find ! Great that you can hunt again ... Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Well worth keeping, Roger! Very cool. 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...
Jeffrey P Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Very nice pipe, I mean sponge. Glad you decided to keep it and share it with us. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 nice large sponge, I think its a keeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 14 hours ago, belemniten said: Nice find ! Great that you can hunt again ... Snow is still lying in the Wutach, but at least the Danube offers itself again. 14 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Well worth keeping, Roger! Very cool. Regards, 10 hours ago, Jeffrey P said: Very nice pipe, I mean sponge. Glad you decided to keep it and share it with us. Thanks. 10 hours ago, Archimedes said: nice large sponge, I think its a keeper Thanks guys. Yup, it's a keeper. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 That is very neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 7 hours ago, JimB88 said: That is very neat! It's nice to have a complete one that size. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Nice one... You don't find many that are complete or recognizable partials? I can't wait for the snow/rain to give us a break over here so I can get out and collect again too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 13 minutes ago, Wrangellian said: Nice one... You don't find many that are complete or recognizable partials? I can't wait for the snow/rain to give us a break over here so I can get out and collect again too. There is actually an incredible amount of sponges at this site, large, small, complete, incomplete and I do have a good cross-section of the various forms to be found there in my collection , but at some point you've got enough of the things, unless something special like this pops out. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Nice find Roger, unusual for You, but nice one nonetheless! Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 30 minutes ago, ynot said: Nice find Roger, unusual for You, but nice one nonetheless! Tony I would have left it there if I wasn't addicted to nicotine Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 9 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: I would have left it there if I wasn't addicted to nicotine Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 6 hours ago, ynot said: Why are you laughing? This is a serious state of affairs. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 46 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: Why are you laughing? This is a serious state of affairs. Whoops, My bad. You could always quit? No? Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, ynot said: Whoops, My bad. You could always quit? No? I've been taking the odd run at it ever since I was 13 years old, but I just don't quite manage to turn the corner on my own. I've now finally decided to get some serious therapy and just saw my doctor who's getting me lined up for it. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Your sponge collection is awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 1 hour ago, minnbuckeye said: Your sponge collection is awesome!!! Thanks. Glad you appreciate it. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Impressive specimen, Roger...and best of luck smashing that habit. "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 6 hours ago, PFOOLEY said: Impressive specimen, Roger...and best of luck smashing that habit. Thanks for the good wishes, Mike. With all this talk of sponges, I decided to pack away a few for inspection during my last sojourn to the ditch and ended up deciding to keep this one. It's not complete, judging by the hole in the middle, but I thought it might make a good conversation piece. I also discovered after abrasion that a Lamellaptychus lamellosus, in other words part of an ammonite jaw apparatus, is attached to it. 1 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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