Tidgy's Dad Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Bone guy said: Georgia. South east u.s.a. It's not a big shell maybe 4.5" in length. Then it's Gopherus polyphemus, a gopher tortoise and the state reptile of Georgia. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 Woohoo! Thanks for the ID 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 This little guy arrived today! I'm very happy about this one. It's my first predatory dinosaur tooth! The most liable label for this guy is abelisaurid indet. but it could potentially be Deltadromeus agilis. The serrations are all there, and it's a nice 2 centimeters in length. Woohoo! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 And next is a very dapper gentleman, Asaphus wheeleri. He's a little beat up but I'm happy because it's a mostly complete Asaphus! He's just shy of 1.5 inches. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Congrats on the tooth, but I think the trilobite is wonderful! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimin013 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 The Asaphus wheeleri looks amazing. Nice acquisition! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpenn Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 I counter that the turtle shell is actually Terrapene carolina, the familiar box turtle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 On 6/9/2018 at 1:14 AM, jpenn said: I counter that the turtle shell is actually Terrapene carolina, the familiar box turtle. Interesting. I'll have to do some research on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 I know I've posted this somewhere before, but I figure I'll put it in my collection thread for the heck of it. This is a 6 inch Protopsephurus liui, a paddlefish from the early Cretaceous of China. Specifically this is from the Yixian formation a site that yields another member of the chondricthyes: Peipiaosteus as well as many insects, smaller fish, and even the great big chicken Yutyrannus. Protopsephurus is significant because it is regarded as the first paddlefish to inhabit the world (hence the meaning of the name: Protopsephurus = first pebble bearer). Again, this fish is from the early Cretaceous. Another paddlefish known by the genus Crossopholis is known from the Green River formation of the Eocene, and there are species of paddlefish still alive today. Protopsephurus liui is a member of the chondrichthyes meaning it has a largely cartilaginous skeleton. I believe only the skull and the fins have bones and the rest of the body is cartilage. The specimen here is missing parts of the caudal fin and the dorsal fin, but overall it's very cool (this is my first big $ fossil, hopefully my last for a while ). The skin preserved here is phenomenal because it shows the tiny sensory pores that would have helped the fish hunt. You can see the skull is well preserved. I believe the lower jaw is still there and is opened wide (the rectangular bone underneath the skull). Overall an amazing creature from a cool locality. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 On 5/30/2018 at 12:54 PM, Bone guy said: abelisaurid indet. but it could potentially be Deltadromeus agilis Probably closer to Rugops from Niger. Deltadromeus is not an Abelisaurid. Nice tooth. Cool paddlefish like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 1 minute ago, Troodon said: Probably closer to Rugops from Niger. Deltadromeus is not an Abelisaurid. Nice tooth. Thanks. Yeah the seller sold that tooth as Deltadromeus, and I admit despite being told it was abelisaurid indet. I kinda still hoped it was Deltadromeus haha. Nowadays I'm ok with this being potentially Rugops. i think tomorrow I will take better pictures of the tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Really love that paddlefish! 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 So the collection has grown out of control so I had to compensate by getting a new shelf. So I figured I should go big or go home, so I came home with a huge 7 x 6 x 1.5 feet shelf. It has some shelving and drawers towards the bottom, but the top section is all glass with the exception of a wooden frame. Plus it has doors to keep the dust low and two halogen lights are built into the top to keep everything lit (I had to implement some LEDs because the specimens on the top shelf were casting a shadow). Overall it looks very good and I still have shelves to fill. (Apologies for the rubish photo, all I have to use in terms of a camera is my iPad) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 I found some interesting boxes that look just like riker mounts. They have a black frame and a white felt filling, but the only difference is they have a leg on the back that's similar to what you would see on a picture frame. I figured it would make a cool tooth display, and I'm pretty happy with the result. The majority of stuff in here is Lee Creek shark teeth, and then there's a few ray teeth, a couple Chondrichthyes teeth from Morocco, top center is an indet. Abelisaurid, to the left of that is a worn trike tooth, and finally a Mosasaur tooth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Last but not least (for now ) a nice modern skull from Canis lupus. In this case it's most likely a coyote. Most of the teeth are still in place except for one. The shop owner never even knew she had this skull, and when I showed it to her she was disgusted. So she just gave it to me . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 10 minutes ago, Bone guy said: So I figured I should go big or go home, so I came home with a huge 7 x 6 x 1.5 feet shelf. I've often wondered who buys up the display shelves when shops go out of business Now I know...fossil collectors! 2 Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Bone guy said: So the collection has grown out of control so I had to compensate by getting a new shelf. So I figured I should go big or go home, so I came home with a huge 7 x 6 x 1.5 feet shelf. Great collection and I think your cabinet has that nice Museum feel to it. Thanks for showing us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Nice addition for the collection. 1 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...
Troodon Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Nice skull congrat. I really like to see all these growing collections from everyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie81 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Cool stuff you got there! I alsi like the turtle shell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Troodon said: Nice skull congrat. I really like to see all these growing collections from everyone. Thanks! Yeah it's fun to watch these collections grow. 57 minutes ago, Natalie81 said: Cool stuff you got there! I alsi like the turtle shell Thanks! The turtle shell was an unexpected find. It was just lying in the middle of the woods, no bones or anything but it is covered with tooth marks.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf89 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 On 8/17/2018 at 10:12 AM, Bone guy said: So the collection has grown out of control so I had to compensate by getting a new shelf. So I figured I should go big or go home, so I came home with a huge 7 x 6 x 1.5 feet shelf. It has some shelving and drawers towards the bottom, but the top section is all glass with the exception of a wooden frame. Plus it has doors to keep the dust low and two halogen lights are built into the top to keep everything lit (I had to implement some LEDs because the specimens on the top shelf were casting a shadow). Overall it looks very good and I still have shelves to fill. (Apologies for the rubish photo, all I have to use in terms of a camera is my iPad) You HAVE to tell me where you got that? Or are least the name or something so I can look it up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf89 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 On 8/17/2018 at 10:21 AM, Bone guy said: Last but not least (for now ) a nice modern skull from Canis lupus. In this case it's most likely a coyote. Most of the teeth are still in place except for one. The shop owner never even knew she had this skull, and when I showed it to her she was disgusted. So she just gave it to me . canis lupus is the name for the wolf. If it was a coyote, it would be canis latrans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Hunter02 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Awesome collection. My favorite by far was the paddle fish. Keep up the collecting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 On 8/17/2018 at 3:21 PM, Bone guy said: Last but not least (for now ) a nice modern skull from Canis lupus. In this case it's most likely a coyote. Most of the teeth are still in place except for one. The shop owner never even knew she had this skull, and when I showed it to her she was disgusted. So she just gave it to me . Pretty good bargain, then! It looks great. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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