Nimravis Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 29 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: I've been away for a week and not missed too much, it seems. Except for your Ordovician trip. Must have a look out for that one. Hope you found lots of goodies, Ralph! I posted that too Adam. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 Today I opened a number of concretions fro Shadow Lakes - Pit 4 (Braidwood Biota), and a few concretions from Pit 11. I will start with some of the finds from Pit 4- I will start off with my three favorite finds from the day, a beautiful Alethopteris, a nice double Annularia and a Lepidostrobophyllum majus bract. Here is another Lepidostrobophyllum majus bract- Too bad this was only a partial Annularia, it would have been a huge whorl. Here are some examples of Pecopteris and Neuropteris and Alethopteris.. I believe this is the tip of a larger Asterophyllites. Lycopod leaf portions- Bark / Stem- Here are a couple finds from Pit 11, the first one is a Polychaete worm that is somewhat large and continues through the pyrite, I believe it might be Didontogaster cordylina, but seems to be a little long- @RCFossils what do you say? A possible trail(?)- 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, Nimravis said: Today I opened a number of concretions fro Shadow Lakes - Pit 4 (Braidwood Biota), and a few concretions from Pit 11 Woo woo! A very good day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Like the bracts and the polychaete worm in particular. Some nice pieces this time. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 7 hours ago, Nimravis said: I believe this is the tip of a larger Asterophyllites. Ummmm.... Is Asterophyllites one of the plant taxa that people tend to mistake for insect wings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 19 minutes ago, Wrangellian said: Ummmm.... Is Asterophyllites one of the plant taxa that people tend to mistake for insect wings? I know, but I am not seeing that, I could be wrong. Also, it is larger than any one I found before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 @RCFossils When I opened it yesterday I put it off to the side, because it seemed odd and I was thinking a larger than normal for me Asterophyllites. @Wrangellian mentioned “insect wing” but I am not seeing that. What do you think on this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 That is definitely an insect!!! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Awesome find Ralph! That’s a big wing, though I suppose they were bigger back then. I was quietly thinking it might be one because of this pattern 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 WOW ! ! ! ! WOW ! ! ! What a find! What a monster! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Ha! Also, it's very symmetrical, I am seeing two wings... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 WOW! Nice wings! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Nice find! Definitely worth the whack! 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...
Nimravis Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 @Wrangellian thanks for poking me in that direction, when I first saw it, I put it off to the side and thought it might beva really large Asterophyllites, though larger than I have found in the past. @RCFossils thanks again for the ID help, I usually screw up my own ID’s rather than others- just like something I will post on this thread tonight, looks like an Orthacanthus sp. tooth, but I really doubt it- let me know what you think. @WhodamanHD , @Tidgy's Dad , @GeschWhat , and @ynot - thanks for the comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Today I opened a number of concretions from Pit 11, and like other sites, you get a lot of the concretions with pyrite / siderite inclusions. I kind of got excited when I opened the below concretion, thinking it was an Orthacanthus sp. tooth, but again, I do not believe that it is, but rather a piece of flora. Essexella asherae Jellyfish- Coprolite- You can always find concretions that have things that may be worms, trails or something else, I usually just put these pieces off to the side and don't try either way to get an ID on them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Nimravis said: @Wrangellian thanks for poking me in that direction, when I first saw it, I put it off to the side and thought it might beva really large Asterophyllites, though larger than I have found in the past. No problem. I couldn't help but point something like that out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 On 7/26/2018 at 8:34 AM, Nimravis said: @RCFossils When I opened it yesterday I put it off to the side, because it seemed odd and I was thinking a larger than normal for me Asterophyllites. @Wrangellian mentioned “insect wing” but I am not seeing that. What do you think on this one? I was catching up on yesterday's posts and as soon as I saw this I had to scroll down to make sure someone ID'ed this as an insect. Good eye @Wrangellian! And another stunning find for you, @Nimravis, holy cow! That is one giant insect and would be a once-in-lifetime find for most folks, I think. 13 hours ago, Nimravis said: Today I opened a number of concretions from Pit 11, and like other sites, you get a lot of the concretions with pyrite / siderite inclusions. I kind of got excited when I opened the below concretion, thinking it was an Orthacanthus sp. tooth, but again, I do not believe that it is, but rather a piece of flora. I am 99% sure that is indeed an Orthacanthus tooth- the shape is a perfect match and the distinctive internal texture matches other Paleozoic shark teeth I have collected. Another wonderful find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 2 hours ago, deutscheben said: I was catching up on yesterday's posts and as soon as I saw this I had to scroll down to make sure someone ID'ed this as an insect. Good eye @Wrangellian! And another stunning find for you, @Nimravis, holy cow! That is one giant insect and would be a once-in-lifetime find for most folks, I think. I am 99% sure that is indeed an Orthacanthus tooth- the shape is a perfect match and the distinctive internal texture matches other Paleozoic shark teeth I have collected. Another wonderful find! Thanks, I am pleased that others look at this thread. I usually crack them outside, give them a quick look, try to identify, take a pic, place in a small snack bag, label it and place it in a box. Fossils that I am positive and want to keep, I put them off to the side, otherwise I place them in a box for later. Thanks also for your 99% on the possible tooth- you can see by this reply that I am still not positive- lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 This is some project you have undertaken Ralph. I have been away for a couple of weeks and looking forward to catchup on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 5 hours ago, Bobby Rico said: This is some project you have undertaken Ralph. I have been away for a couple of weeks and looking forward to catchup on this thread. Yes it is and it will go on for a long time, I can’t believe I collected so many. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 On 7/26/2018 at 6:39 AM, Wrangellian said: Ummmm.... Is Asterophyllites one of the plant taxa that people tend to mistake for insect wings? I was thinking the same thing... Up close it may be obvious plant material. Cheers, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 On 7/26/2018 at 2:57 PM, RCFossils said: That is definitely an insect!!! Very cool! Cheers, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Russell Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 That insect is very impressive! Great find! Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 3 hours ago, Rob Russell said: That insect is very impressive! Great find! Thanks Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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