old bones Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 I had another 'Ah Ha' moment when I recognized a fossil that I've had for some time in a paper that I was studying. At one point I had posted 'K', but came up empty. Fish tooth was suggested, and I moved on. I also have collected several of 'J' and thought they were some kind of claw. Now I know that J and K are lower and upper incisors respectively of a shrew! I looked at many more papers online and am satisfied that my ID is correct (even if many of them refer to European species of Soricidae.) Here is the image of my finds followed by a page from one of the papers. New data on Eulipotyphla (Insectivora, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene to the Middle Pleistocene of Ukraine Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(2):535–546, March 2010 © 2010 by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology ARTICLE SORICIDAE (SORICOMORPHA, MAMMALIA) FROM THE PLIOCENE OF TOLLO DE CHICLANA (GUADIX BASIN, SOUTHERN SPAIN) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Neat find, and lucky ID. It's great when the planets align, and things come together. 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...
doushantuo Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Given its age(1967), Repenning's taxonomy could be (-/probably is) outdated. However,as a starting point,you could do worse repsoricUSGSreport_(3).pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 very cuddly!! A short,visually attractive hands-on tiny un-peerreviewed micromammal guide(Illinois)(including some Lypotyphla) BTW:great work,terrific find Kudos for the photography. Micromammal remains need large pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 13 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Neat find, and lucky ID. It's great when the planets align, and things come together. Thank you, Tim. It is so satisfying when I am able to put a label on a fossil! There are so many species involved in this matrix that I spend an awful lot of time reading about very different Orders. And that's just the mammals! It would seem that there are a lot of mole and shrew remains in this matrix. Kind of helps to paint a mental picture of the scene when they were alive... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 9 hours ago, doushantuo said: Given its age(1967), Repenning's taxonomy could be (-/probably is) outdated. However,as a starting point,you could do worse repsoricUSGSreport_(3).pdf 8 hours ago, doushantuo said: very cuddly!! A short,visually attractive hands-on tiny un-peerreviewed micromammal guide(Illinois)(including some Lypotyphla) BTW:great work,terrific find Kudos for the photography. Micromammal remains need large pics Thank you very much for the paper, doushantuo! I did not have that one. I was pulling mostly from Research Gate. Thanks also, for the kind words. I am loving the studying...just wish I had more time. Julianna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 There's always Fruitbat's Library,on this very same forum,an invaluable resource . Old fossils,what you posted there is very interesting,because insectivores(and other micromammals)are paleo-ecologically interesting(underneath:required micromammalian paleo-ecology reading) Thought you might like the reconstruction on the cover of Jan's(The Dutch version of "John",and certainly NOT a girl's name )thesis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Bee's knees and all that: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 THE "TERMINOLOGY OF REUMER" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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old bones Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Excellent information. I do like that illustration. Very much how I imagine it in my mind. Thank you very much! I had forgotten about Fruitbat's Library. Haven't been there in a while... Thanks for the reminder. I have a lot of reading to do now... Julianna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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