megateeth Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Since it's still August, I should include this 40" Parapuzosia americana I found on 8/08 (hey, who knows when you're going to hit a fossil drought). On this trip, I took young Weston and his Dad (danwoehr) to one of my favorite locations in the Upper Cretaceous, Austin Chalk (Santonian) - Ammonite bluff. This location has produced large sections of P. americana in the past. I caught this one before the weather. THAT is really cool!!! How long did it take to dig it out? Megateeth Fossils - Megalodon Teeth, Other Shark Teeth and Info about Megalodon shark tooth collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 clearly, john believes the contest is judged "by the pound", which has never been stated. the echie is simply a teenage salenia with a mohawk. kids. i note that the ginormous echie is shown only in situ. i want to see the pictures of it being transported to your yard to examine the technique involved. i'd also like to see a photo of whomever named that "parapuzosia". just curious. big or small, john finds them all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 WOW! That ammonite is huge, John! How much did it weigh?.... THAT is really cool!!! How long did it take to dig it out? ...is shown only in situ. i want to see the pictures of it being transported to your yard to examine the technique involved. ... I don't know how much it weighs, yet. We put several hours into exposing this ammo. The excavation was put on hold because of a silly mammoth humerus that had to be re-assembled...go figure. However, I have to say that I'm fairly indebted to danwoehr for his assistance in dirty digging on both the giant finds in August. Thanks, Dan. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 August has been a great month of major discoveries for me. Here's another one. I found this echinoid on August 1st. It is a rare, unidentified echinoid from the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Group / Upper Turonian of Central Texas. It is only the second one I've found (both from the same site). I found the first one in mid-July. It appears to be a species from the Saleniidae Family. At present, I cannot find any references to anything like this being found in Texas. The scale is in millimeters. John, I'll vote for this echinoid, this a very rare Salenocidaris or Bathysalenia species, always rare and awesome. congrats http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synechodus Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Since I found this one in August I will still post it here, though it is already September. Oolopygus pyriformis / d'Orbigny, 1855 A flint cast of the interior of the original echinoid. In most cases the original chalky test dissolves without a trace, but somehow the plating pattern on this specimen survived to create a nice display piece. Cheers, Paul "And the men who hold high places, Must be the ones to start To mould a new reality, Closer to the Heart" (Rush, "Closer to the Heart" from the album "A Farewell to Kings") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traviscounty Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Since I found this one in August I will still post it here, though it is already September. Oolopygus pyriformis / d'Orbigny, 1855 A flint cast of the interior of the original echinoid. In most cases the original chalky test dissolves without a trace, but somehow the plating pattern on this specimen survived to create a nice display piece. Cheers, Paul Really nice "in the matrix" ech. I would definitely put that on my shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synechodus Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Really nice "in the matrix" ech. I would definitely put that on my shelf. That's exactly where I have put it: on my shelf of goodies ..... "And the men who hold high places, Must be the ones to start To mould a new reality, Closer to the Heart" (Rush, "Closer to the Heart" from the album "A Farewell to Kings") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Ok, chances to enter the fossil of the month for Aug is closed. I think we gathered up the info we needed to make a poll Sorry about the confusion for this month but we will be elaborating on the guidelines for future entries Anyway, lets have fun The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 OK; Here's a rewind of my previous post: Date: August 15th, 2009 Place: Jungle of Gigantism - Texas (you know better than to ask) Expedition team: JohnJ and danwoehr Objective: Pleistocene fossils Discovery: On a small secluded waterway in the Jungle, we watched a log submerge with purpose...it was no log. Big reptiles were only a hint of the giant to come. Shortly after, we hit the bank and Dan offered, "you want upstream or downstream?" Words he later said would influence a fossil career. I made my way downstream and found a nice sized bone wedged in the gravel. It was mammal, but unusual in shape. I marked it with my paddle and continued to the small end of the ledge and looked over toward the water...and there it was. A plate sized dome edged from the face of the small bluff..... (Got to go pack for another trip. The rest of this story will have to wait...and it's a wild one.) OBJECTIVE ACHEIVED. Well, I've never done a blog, but you're never too old to learn. So, the rest of the story above can be found in A Humerus Trip. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron E. Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Well, I've never done a blog, but you're never too old to learn. So, the rest of the story above can be found in A Humerus Trip. Holy carp. Why even have a vote? Maybe we should have a "no brainer" pick, and at least have some competition for a less-obvious choice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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