Phoenixflood Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Congrats on you mammoth journey A truly amazing fossil John and fossil of the month (FOTM) for August Congratulations on all those who entered FOTM for Aug. Your finds were truely amazing as well. You are all truly winners The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 wow can you dig it?! well, no, but apparently he could. high five, buddy of my owner! oops, sorry about the claws. i always extend them when i get excited. least i'm not a dog all over your leg or something... tracer's cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Jax had me with the pearl (I just love those things...), then this Mammoth walks into the room... Who can deny a freaking Mammoth leg bone?! Congratulations, John, may you ever stride with pride "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megateeth Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I never saw anything like that mammoth Mammoth bone Megateeth Fossils - Megalodon Teeth, Other Shark Teeth and Info about Megalodon shark tooth collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 GREEN with Envy! RED with Jealousy! Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jax Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Congrats John! I had the smallest find I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Thanks for the votes and compliments. I would shake your hands, but after the "high 5" with tracer's cat and the 20 stitches...well, I'm a little sensitive. I didn't vote because I paid a lot of people to not vote for Justin's pearl...couldn't bear the thought of him suggesting a swimsuit run off...(perish the thought, and I'm not sorry, Justin ). Anyway, I would've had a tough time between Lance's Goniophorus and Bill's meg. Both are stunning specimens worthy of any collection. The mammoth humerus was truly one of those "WOW" moments in fossil hunting. You put yourself in the best circumstances to make a good find, then with some skill and a little "luck" you sometimes make spectacular finds. Let's see what September reveals.... The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Other than "really big", does anyone have some idea of how big a mammoth would have a 4 ft. long humerus? I'd especially be interested in any research that has been done. Thanks for the help. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 fine some good pigutres of mamuth skeltons online. mesure ther thumueruses, an label that data "th". then measure their total highth and label that data "h". then for each one of the skeltons do a sepret equation th/h = 4/n average of n's between the skeltons online's gonna be how tall yours wuz. bet yur startin' to womder whut rely hapent to tracer, huh? <leebin' the trhead with a chesire cat grin fadin> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 nebrmine - i did math for u. it was 13.81 feet tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 That darn cat. 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 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 (edited) fine some good pigutres of mamuth skeltons online. mesure ther thumueruses, an label that data "th". then measure their total highth and label that data "h". then for each one of the skeltons do a sepret equation th/h = 4/n average of n's between the skeltons online's gonna be how tall yours wuz. bet yur startin' to womder whut rely hapent to tracer, huh? <leebin' the trhead with a chesire cat grin fadin> Kitty, you spell like JIM THE BOSS Oh, and add my congrats on the once-in-a-lifetime find (now go out and find a bunch more!) Edited September 10, 2009 by Ron E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Congrats! A much much cooler find than some penny sized little shark tooth (Gee who found that? ) Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyboone Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 WOW! That is really cool! I have been away from the board and just saw this. Congrats on your find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracer Jr. Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) okay okay, i think it's time we let everyone know that i found this humerus all by myself and i just like to store it at john j's house. he even brings it over three and a half times a day so i can look at it. no, this post is not a complete lie and i really found it myself. in my backyard. i dug it out. all the pictures of johnj and dan digging it out were faked. i'm not jealous at all. because it's mine. maybe. on to a different topic now... Edited September 15, 2009 by Tracer Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 A well deserved win. That is truly a find of a life time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Ron, Frank, and Amy - thank you very much. Mommabetts, thank you and it's wonderful to have you back. TJ......hmmmm.....there's a reason they call it catnip - not peoplenip, mannip, or TJnip. (tracer is going have to keep you from putting skulls on the 'yak - you're going primal). 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 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 congrats http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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