Troodon Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 On 12/22/2017 at 4:16 PM, Nimravis said: Today when I arrived home I had a package that came super quick from across the pond. Here are the items: Nice haul from Morocco quite the variety and good mix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 1 hour ago, LiamL said: It's finally arrived! My Mosasaur jaw from Morroco! Thank you again @RJB If anyone can ID the species i'd love it! Nice jaw @LordTrilobite can possibly help with an ID 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 On 12/27/2017 at 5:11 PM, Troodon said: Nice jaw @LordTrilobite can possibly help with an ID Well it's definitely the back half of a left right dentary. I'd say this could be Prognathodon sp. or Eremiasaurus heterodontus. Edit: correction. It's a right dentary, not left. 4 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 2 hours ago, Troodon said: Nice haul from Morocco quite the variety and good mix Thanks- I was bored and just started bidding. This is stuff that I really don’t collect, but what the heck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I got me a round rock, and no, its not a dinosaur egg. A good freind of mine sent this to me cause ive been very good to him and he reciprocated. Also, if this guy says its a good crab, there is a 99.9% chance that it really is a good crab!!! I wont be able to get to preppin this thing out till Febuary but im very excited about this concretion! Gunna be real fun this one!!! RB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 On 12/26/2017 at 7:49 PM, Pagurus said: Oooh, that's an awesome starfish sea star specimen! (I got so tired of first-graders correcting me anytime I said, "starfish", that I finally gave in and called those beautiful critters sea stars. ... When did this change? I've always called them starfish too but never been corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Starfish has always been a misnomer. They are not fish as we all know here, but rather part of the echinoid family. Unfortunately, as kids we seem to get the term starfish implanted into our concense. A sea star would be a better common name for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Better tell wikipedia - 'sea star' redirects to 'starfish'. Everyone knows they aren't in the same group as 'fish', and they have been called starfish for centuries. What about jellyfish and crawfish? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Same problem, old habits die hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 old habits = continuity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 38 minutes ago, Wrangellian said: What about jellyfish So - what did they call "jellyfish" before the invention of jelly? 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...
Wrangellian Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I dunno, I guess jellyfish invented jelly, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Honestly, I think people should just call them whatever they're comfortable with. There's nothing "wrong" with calling them starfish, or calling them sea stars. They're not fish, they're not stars. They aren't defined by their names. I always wanted the kids to appreciate the wonder of the world around them. The name wasn't important. It annoyed me a little that some science educators insisted that "sea star" was the only correct term. Sometimes the language gets in the way of learning. I ended up using both terms with the kids. When I thought about it I called them sea stars, when I was more concerned with pointing out the eyes at the end of their arms and the amazing hydraulic tube feet I often called them starfish. Times change though. Whales were called whale-fish for a long time. The language changed. It will keep changing. Slowly. 1 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 35 minutes ago, Pagurus said: eyes at the end of their arms Wow...I didn't know that! I knew they were brainless (in the conventional sense). Now I've got to go google starfish/sea star eyes! I can't wait to share this with the kiddies I work with. So cool! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 3 hours ago, Wrangellian said: Better tell wikipedia - 'sea star' redirects to 'starfish'. Everyone knows they aren't in the same group as 'fish', and they have been called starfish for centuries. What about jellyfish and crawfish? Crawfish? Where I come from we call them fresh water lobsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, mudbugs or yabbies. They all taste good fried in butter with a dab of garlic! Yummy! 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...
Wrangellian Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Yabbies, I like that one. Is that Strine? (Australian)? 'Freshwater lobsters' is a bit long, and can't call it a mudbug as it's not a true bug. That brings up a lot of insects and possibly other things that are called such-and-such-bug, but aren't true bugs. This could be a huge can of worms - so to speak... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 16 hours ago, caldigger said: They are not fish as we all know here, but rather part of the echinoid family Interestingly enough I’ve looked at one under my microscope and can confirm they’re not stars either! 1 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 The mailman just delivered a theropod toe bone from the Kem Kem so trying to ID it. Needs a little cleanup and fill, I wish the Moroccans would not try to repair these bones just harder to undo what they did than fix it from scratch. Shot some quick pictures. I bought it because it was a little different, on the proximal end there was a big lip on one side and a smaller one on the other. Its a little distorted but okay. Isolated bones are super hard to ID since there is very little comparative material around. I happened to have a reconstructed Spinosaurid foot and it seems to be some sort of a match to Digit II, Phalanx 2 but will continue to look at others. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Theropod toe bone. From Hell Creek, and measures 3.5 inches in length. Ive no idea what it's from More pictures to follow Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Welsh Wizard Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Here's a side view 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 @Welsh WizardLightened you bone up to get a better view. Nice bone it's Digit 3? Phalanx 1, not sure of what theropod, could be Ornithomimid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Thanks @Troodon All I know is that it's from Hell Creek. Happy New Year Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagebrush Steve Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 On 12/29/2017 at 5:00 PM, caldigger said: Starfish has always been a misnomer. They are not fish as we all know here, but rather part of the echinoid family. Unfortunately, as kids we seem to get the term starfish implanted into our concense. A sea star would be a better common name for them. Hmmm... Here's a clip from the fourth edition of Vertebrate Paleontology by Michael J. Benton from 2015. You know you have to believe it because Amazon wants $67.65 for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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