Jeffrey P Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Yesterday, I visited the American Museum of Natural History in New York with my girlfriend, benefitting from free passes she got from the local library. Spent some time in the Hall of Vertebrate Origins which is over all my favorite exhibit though the two dinosaur halls and the hall of prehistoric mammals- all on the 4th Floor are well worth visiting. Took a number of pictures of the fossil fishes for Fossildude19 and the rest of the Forum membership. Poor lighting in that section of the exhibit hall limited what I was able to take, but hope you enjoy what I could record. Fish fossil experts feel free to jump in and identify what's shown: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Darktooth Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Love the pics, Jeff! Thanks for sharing this. When are we going hunting? I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FossilDAWG Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Thanks for the tour! I do have an inordinate fondness for fish fossils! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeffrey P Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 And I'll include this one slab with multiple amphibian fossils. In addition to the fish there is a multitude of impressive amphibian and reptile fossils on display in this hall. If you're ever in the Big Apple I encourage you to check it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 One fish two fish, dead fish cool fish! “...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...
Darktooth Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 It keeps getting better! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Thank you, Jeff. I need to get there soon! Can I see everything in the museum on a three-hour tour? Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Very nice thank you for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I'm sorry waiter, but these fish are just too bony for my liking.. my palate just cannot deal with this!!! ...Or I can just be normal and say I'm glad you had a great time in a great museum Those specimens are ridiculous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Jeff, Excellent photos! Thanks for thinking of me. I appreciate that. I think I recognize a few of those fish. (These are mostly could be - some are best guesses) 1 - Looks like Lepidotus sp. to me.??? 2 - Calamopleurus cylindricus - Brazil - Crato or Santana formation Early Cretaceous 3 - Dentiilepisosteus ? Brazil - Crato or Santana formation Early Cretaceous 4 - Neoproscinetes penlavai 5 - Teoichthys kallistos - Mexico Early Cretaceous 6 - Cladocyclus gardneri - Brazil - Crato or Santana formation Early Cretaceous 7 - ??? 8 - Aspidorhynchus acutirostris - from Solnhofen. Late Jurassic 9 - Calamopleurus cylindricus - Brazil - Crato or Santana formation Early Cretaceous 10 - Eonaso deani - Antigua 11 - Knightia eocaena Green River Formation 12 - Brannerion sp. 13 - Phareodus testis - Green River Formation 14 - Rhacolepis bucallis - Brazil - Crato or Santana formation 15 - Araripichthys castilhoi - Brazil - Crato or Santana formation 16 - Diplurus newarki We know where these came from. 17 - Diplurus newarki " 18 - Undina sp. ??? 19 - Dipterus valenciennesi - Achanarras Scotland - Middle Devonian 20 - Ischyodus avitus - Solnhofen - Late Jurassic 21 - Hybodus ??? 22 - Teeth 23 - ??? 24 - Bothriolepis canadensis - Escuminic Bay - Quebec, Canada - Late Devonian 25 - Xiphactinus audax - Late Cretaceous 26 - Eusthenopteron foordi - Escuminac Bay - Quebec, Canada - Late Devonian 27 - Scaumenacia & Eusthenopteron - Escuminac Bay - Quebec, Canada - Late Devonian 28 - Redfieldius gracilis - dorso ventrally flattened - Late Triassic of New Jersey or Early Jurassic of CT. 29 - ??? 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...
oldtimer Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Very nice time you must have had. The pics are nice and so are the fish. Thanks for the write up and posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Thanks for sharing, Jeffrey. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Wonderful, thanks for the tour. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 On 2/26/2018 at 4:48 PM, Darktooth said: Love the pics, Jeff! Thanks for sharing this. When are we going hunting? Thanks. Hopefully I'll be collecting up in your area soon. Let me know when the snow's all melted off. I'll let you know about my plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 On 2/26/2018 at 4:52 PM, FossilDAWG said: Thanks for the tour! I do have an inordinate fondness for fish fossils! Don Thanks Don. Glad you appreciate them. There was a lot there that didn't make it to this report. Definitely worth checking out on your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 On 2/26/2018 at 5:22 PM, WhodamanHD said: One fish two fish, dead fish cool fish! Glad you appreciate these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 On 2/26/2018 at 5:35 PM, Pagurus said: Thank you, Jeff. I need to get there soon! Can I see everything in the museum on a three-hour tour? Three hours would probably get you through most of the fourth floor with the vertebrate fossils, but you would miss everything else. The Hall of Ocean Life with the replica blue whale is definitely a sight you don't want to miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 On 2/26/2018 at 7:31 PM, frankh8147 said: I'm sorry waiter, but these fish are just too bony for my liking.. my palate just cannot deal with this!!! ...Or I can just be normal and say I'm glad you had a great time in a great museum Those specimens are ridiculous! Glad you appreciate these Frank. I certainly do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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