FossilDAWG Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 In this case the question would be, what is the date of discovery? My preference would be to set that as the day one actually first knows of the existence of the fossil. I often collect buckets of material in the hope that something worth keeping will be found when it is sieved. I also will bring home blocks of shale to carefully split at home, where each piece can be examined under a microscope. As another example, I have been etching some limestone blocks in acid to recover silicified trilobites; generally all one can see before etching is a few very nondescript sections through disarticulated trilobits. In each case I only discover the fossil some time (in some cases, more than a year) after I fill my buckets. I guess one could take a "before prepping" photo showing a 5-gallon bucket, and count sieving the contents as "prepping", but that seems silly. I suppose this is an issue where we should agree on a policy. Don C 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 1 hour ago, FossilDAWG said: In this case the question would be, what is the date of discovery? My preference would be to set that as the day one actually first knows of the existence of the fossil. I often collect buckets of material in the hope that something worth keeping will be found when it is sieved. I also will bring home blocks of shale to carefully split at home, where each piece can be examined under a microscope. As another example, I have been etching some limestone blocks in acid to recover silicified trilobites; generally all one can see before etching is a few very nondescript sections through disarticulated trilobits. In each case I only discover the fossil some time (in some cases, more than a year) after I fill my buckets. I guess one could take a "before prepping" photo showing a 5-gallon bucket, and count sieving the contents as "prepping", but that seems silly. I suppose this is an issue where we should agree on a policy. Don C Don is correct. An unseen specimen in bulk matrix is discovered, or "found" at the time it is recognized...whatever month that happens to be is the month the fossil could be entered into the contest. 4 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 @Kane @FossilDAWG @JohnJ Alright, so basically, according to Don and John (Don John, in Much Ado about Nothing ), if I find something tomorrow or later in my micro-matrix, I can submit it for next month. Great news, thanks for the help! Now I still have to hope that I do find something interesting. Max Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Thought I might as well put my best find this month up, this is for the plant/invert of the month. found: July 7, 2017 location: Carbondale, Pennsylvania formation: Lewellyn plant: some sort of horsetail (family equistailes) this is a a horsetail that has two sprouts coming out of a bulb and a large root coming out of the side. Broke a bit on the way home, had to be glued back together 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Wowie! Inverts really swarming this month! 5 verts 7 inverts Voting's gonna be tense! Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrex Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 such a stunning fossil! so jelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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