indominus rex Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 I have recently been preparing one of my ammonites in my collection that I have had for a while. I am quite happy with what I managed so far. And also if anyone can help with the ID that would be great because I have no information on it. Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 I don't know how it will look when I am done but it is probably one of the best Ammonites I have in my collection. 1 Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Good work so far! Looks like a Lower Jurassic Amaltheus sp to me. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Good work so far! Looks like a Lower Jurassic Amaltheus sp to me. Thanks, but could it be a Pleuroceras spinatum? Kind of looks like one. Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, indominus rex said: Thanks, but could it be a Pleuroceras spinatum? Maybe, but Pleuroceras usually has tubercles and a more square cross section. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Maybe, but Pleuroceras usually has tubercles and a more square cross section. I guess you are right(you probably know this because you probably swam with them). Maybe we can confirm it when I have completely prepared it. 1 Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, indominus rex said: I guess you are right(you probably know this because you probably swam with them). Maybe we can confirm it when I have completely prepared it. Indeed. I'm not that old! And I can't swim! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 That is really good prep work do you mind me asking what set-up you are using and is this your first time? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 I hate to say this, but this is not an Amaltheus, but rather a species of Pleuroceras, perhaps P. apyrenum. If you look closely, it does have faint tubercules on the inner whorls. Not all samples have pronounced ones. Amaltheus has a very distinct braided keel and a more narrow cross section than this one. This sample could very well come from Buttenheim in Bavaria. 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 2 hours ago, indominus rex said: I guess you are right(you probably know this because you probably swam with them). Maybe we can confirm it when I have completely prepared it. Hey, only I'm allowed to make fun of Adams age! Besides I know for a fact he wasnt born till the Oligocene. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 4 hours ago, indominus rex said: I guess you are right(you probably know this because you probably swam with them). Maybe we can confirm it when I have completely prepared it. Well done, it seems likely you were right, though my eyes still can't make out the tubercles. (or maybe they can a bit, now) That's cos I'm so ancient. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 I agree with Roger, (Ludwigia) that it is a Pleuroceras. I visited Buttenheim last May and that looks exactly like the specimens I found. Even the matrix matches perfectly. I took a thin chisel and hammer to the concretion and the ammonite popped out whole. However, I can appreciate that you may desire a slower more cautious approach. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 3 hours ago, caldigger said: Besides I know for a fact he wasnt born till the Oligocene. Yet you still over estimate his age, the first evidence for him is in the miocene according to Wikipedia. Nice Ammo @indominus rex, good luck with it! 2 “...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...
caldigger Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Bravo, Mason, Bravo! Love it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 12 hours ago, WhodamanHD said: Yet you still over estimate his age, the first evidence for him is in the miocene according to Wikipedia. Nice Ammo @indominus rex, good luck with it! I remember Sahelanthropus very well, so either the date for Tidgysdadpithicus adamensis or Sahelanthropus needs revising. As far as i recall Sahelanthropus just had a bad back that day having been bending down to pick lettuce and feed the tortoises. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 10 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: I remember Sahelanthropus very well, so either the date for Tidgysdadpithicus adamensis or Sahelanthropus needs revising. As far as i recall Sahelanthropus just had a bad back that day having been bending down to pick lettuce and feed the tortoises. Science publishes new study: “According to contemporaries, Toumaï suffered from tortoise-feeding caused arthritis”. Can’t wait for the Nat Geo article! 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...
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