Notorynchus Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 A complete lower Somniosus is indeed very difficult to find here... I found it yesterday , and I was very satisfied Frederik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorynchus Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Off-topic : By the way , are you interested in Alopias ? Frederik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Not found in Aug, but I just got around to prepping them. Dakoticancer australis, Corsicana fm, South TX Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Not found in Aug, but I just got around to prepping them. Dakoticancer australis, Corsicana fm, South TX This is a good fossil http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Not found in Aug, but I just got around to prepping them. Dakoticancer australis, Corsicana fm, South TX Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 To bad you didnt find it this month. well guess thats probably last months winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepinthemud Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 To bad you didnt find it this month. well guess thats probably last months winner They should be eligible for the month in which they come into possession, [...] Since some pretty cool fossils may need extensive preparation, I think that "possession" should mean "in its finished form". That was from the Discussion of this topic in the suggestions forum... I think I would have to agree about the extensive prepping? (Unless of course you WAIT to prep it...) maybe you have to finish prepping it within that month or the next month? Hm... Or are we doing it "find-as-is"? "To do is to be." -Socrates "People are Stupid." -Wizard's First Rule "Happiness is a warm Jeep." -Auspex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 In my case its "once I get around to prepping" a given specimen since I'm generally backlogged and like to work more or less in chronological order of discovery so I can keep my monthly reports coming out in order. I wish I had taken before pics to go along with these after prep pics. It was hard to tell the condition and completeness of the crabs since they were mostly ensconced in matrix with just a few bumps exposed here and a few legs eroded in section there...... Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 That was from the Discussion of this topic in the suggestions forum... I think I would have to agree about the extensive prepping? (Unless of course you WAIT to prep it...) maybe you have to finish prepping it within that month or the next month? Hm...Or are we doing it "find-as-is"? "6. No fossils not found during that month." From the guidelines of the contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 In my case its "once I get around to prepping" a given specimen since I'm generally backlogged and like to work more or less in chronological order of discovery so I can keep my monthly reports coming out in order. I wish I had taken before pics to go along with these after prep pics. It was hard to tell the condition and completeness of the crabs since they were mostly ensconced in matrix with just a few bumps exposed here and a few legs eroded in section there...... Don't worry, bigD. You'll probably have your Find of the Month in the next few days. We may find it out in the Jungle of Gigantism. (You need to order a case of SnoopyDan-cer from tracer. I hear it helps you prep faster than 5-Hour Red Cow.) Got to go start packing for the expedition.... The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Mine so far.. Almost 5.75". Just beautiful! -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 "6. No fossils not found during that month."From the guidelines of the contest. ho ho ho....! how can i then post a pic of the fossil i've found and that will need 250/300h prep work? impossible hm?! or....shall i find something else?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John K Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 ho ho ho....!how can i then post a pic of the fossil i've found and that will need 250/300h prep work? impossible hm?! or....shall i find something else?? post them a year later.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 héhéhéhéhéhéh that's what i thought first.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Minuteman1776 Posted August 22, 2009 New Members Share Posted August 22, 2009 I found this Cretodus tooth about 3 weeks ago... It is the best fossil I've ever found by far, not only because of the size, but the perfect preservation... absolutely beautiful. The pics do'nt do it justice. I'm no expert, but I understand that the find is quite rare due to the species and size...and condition. A little background : I found this tooth in my usual favorite spot for hunting teeth...at the Eagle Ford Shale / Austin Chalk contact point which is exposed south of Dallas at the bottom of a ' road cut cliff '. It is always dangerous to dig here because of the unstable chalk boulders that overhang above you as you nervously look for cretaceous treasures. Each time I go there are new boulders lying at the bottom that were'nt there before. Well, this time I drove by, not intending to do any fossil hunting...and it looked like the whole cliff face had collapsed ! I thought to myself this is a wonderful opportunity to see what has been exposed...I was not dissapointed ! I did'nt have much time, but I got up there and looked around finding a chalk rock the size of a grapefruit with the tip of a tooth sticking out. I figured it was a nice sized tooth, or piece of a tooth. I took it home and threw it in a bucket of water for a couple days to soften the chalk. I took the rock fishing with me so that I could work on carving the chalk away, and free whatever was inside while waiting on the fish to bite. I was astounded when this tooth was exposed ! I know there are probably a lot of fossils on this site that make this find pale in comparison... but I'm excited about it, so I thought I'd give it a shot in the fossil of the month section. lol Thanks for checking it out ! click on the pics for full size... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fig rocks Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Nice tooth Minuteman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Minuteman1776 Posted August 22, 2009 New Members Share Posted August 22, 2009 Thanks fig rocks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 Very nice tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawooten Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Here are my best finds of August :1) Somniosus microcephalus , Pliocene , Antwerp area ( sorry for the poor photo quality ) 2)Megachasma sp , Pliocene , Antwerp area Frederik Very cool finds The best days are spent collecting fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boy Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Great finds everyone! I guess this one won't count since I found it in July, but it's my best this summer by far. Otodus obliquus Paleocene Aquia Formation Potomac River, MD I guess I'll have to go out and find another one like this in August, LOL Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 These were found with pyrite on them. Fossil Park in Sylvania, OH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 These are my best finds this month . It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceH Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 A Goniophorus scotti echinoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Sea Turtle scute with predation scars. From the North Sulphur River Found in the float material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Lance I think I lost that last week. Very nice find Galveston Island 32 miles long 2 miles wide 134 bars 23 liquor stores any questions? Evolution is Chimp Change. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain! "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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