PFOOLEY Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 The Rio Puerco Valley was my introduction to fossils. For many years now, I have scoured its Late Cretaceous shales and sandstones in search of ammonites. Somewhere along the way, my fascination with the ornament grew into an investigation of its environment. Last week at the New Mexico Geologic Society's Spring meeting, I made my first venture into the world of paleontological science. With the help of Dr. Spencer Lucas of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History, I presented a poster/abstract (Foley & Lucas 2017.pdf) exhibiting my ideas. I received some criticism for incorporating ammonite ornament and caught some grief for including a labeled map...otherwise, this was an amazing learning experience and I am ready to move forward. Back to the rocks!...I have a paper to write. Blue Hill Shale: Spathites puercoensis: Prionocyclys hyatti: Coilopoceras springeri: 16 3 "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...
Fossildude19 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Congratulations, Mike. Glad to hear it is moving forward. Good luck with the paper. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
JohnJ Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Proud to know you, Mike. Kudos. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Well done! Spencer Lucas is a good person to be associated with! -Joe 1 Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Way to go, Mike! Keep up the good work! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Awesome, Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Thank you. 21 hours ago, PFOOLEY said: ...Somewhere along the way... I've realized it is surely because of this Forum...this place has had a tremendous influence on me... ...very proud to be a member and happy to know you all. "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...
sixgill pete Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Fantastic Mike. 1 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...
Wrangellian Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Good job.. There's something I've never done. What did you mean by receiving criticism for "including ammonite ornament"? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Wrangellian said: What did you mean by receiving criticism for "including ammonite ornament"? Another worker believes that ornament should not be a factor in regard to water depth...therefore, criticized my idea for incorporating it. "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...
Wrangellian Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I see. Is it a fact that ammonites with lots of ornamentation vs. smooth ones (for example) are found in equal numbers in deep and shallow water? I don't know as much about this topic as I should probably. I've noticed that, in my area, the baculites are mainly found in coarser material which I assume was deposited nearer to shore. All the others, ammos and nauts, smooth and ornamented, planispiral and heteromorph, are found in the deeper water (finer grained) shale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Nice work, Mike. 1 ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Great work Mike, and I love the pictures that you incorporated into your presentation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 Thank you all...it's been a great experience and I am happy to share it here. Glad you all enjoyed it. "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...
andreas Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Great work! I like it, though my pets are Triassic ammos I'm little envy that you can work together with Spencer Lucas. I only read his triassic papers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Well-done Mike! Doing something meaningful here 1 Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Fantastic! 1 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Great Mike, congratulations ! Yoi did the step, don't stop now 1 http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 Progress continues. For the last few months, when I can't get into the field, I have tried to immerse myself in documents...perusing literature on subjects from Turonian Scaphite Facies of Japan (Tanabe, 1979) to Paleoecology of Turritelline gastropods ( Allmon, 1992 & Allmon and Knight, 1993) to Rarefaction and Taxonomic diversity (Foote, 1992). I also took Spencer Lucas out to "my" outcrops... ...for a tutorial on how to wield ye sighting compass and meter stick. We spent the day measuring Carlile Shale sections and discussing the Western Interior Seaway. In the many weeks to come, my fieldwork will be sampling three distinct horizons from three different study areas... ...and I am very much looking forward to that!...back to the rocks! "Any day in the field is a good day." -Spencer Lucas, NMMNH 3 3 "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...
FossilDAWG Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 The black-and-white photography somehow makes those ammonites really stand out. I like it a lot. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 35 minutes ago, FossilDAWG said: The black-and-white photography somehow makes those ammonites really stand out. I like it a lot. Don I agree!...a nice change from brown on brown with some brown accents. "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...
FossilDAWG Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I thought that was "sepia-vision". It must have been a treat to spend some time in the company of Spencer Lucas. That guy is a publishing machine! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 13 minutes ago, FossilDAWG said: ..."sepia-vision"... ...if it wasn't for the sky or a hammer handle... "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...
PFOOLEY Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share Posted March 28, 2018 Last August, while doing some fieldwork, I stumbled across this specimen... ...and though I had never seen one for this genus, I knew exactly what it was. For the 2018 NMGS Spring meeting my co-authors and I present: Hooray for science! ... ...and as always, Happy Hunting! -P. 7 3 "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...
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