abyssunder Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Sometimes, in our lives, we can be in love with someone or something, that's the case with me now. I made a gift to myself and I'm in love with it. I just want to ask, if the specimen below might be close to one of the Green River fishes. It cames from Austria, but the seller can't remember where it is from. It was bought 20 years ago and kept in good conditions, as reflect the original pictures of the seller. Any idea / confirmation / comment on the margin, will be highly appreciated. Thank you. 4 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Diplomystus dentatus from the Green River Formation. Nice addition! 6 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...
ynot Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Looks like a green river diplomystus to Me. Tim beat Me. 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...
abyssunder Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 32 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Diplomystus dentatus from the Green River Formation. Nice addition! Wow, I'm shocked! Thank you Tim, it looks right. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 31 minutes ago, ynot said: Looks like a green river diplomystus to Me. Tim beat Me. Thank you Tony! That might be. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Might that (circled in red) a coprolite? " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 I forgot to say that the specimen is 13 cm long. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 39 minutes ago, abyssunder said: Might that (circled in red) a coprolite? Most likely it is. 1 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...
abyssunder Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 23 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Most likely it is. Thank you, Tim! " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 1 hour ago, abyssunder said: Might that (circled in red) a coprolite? That must have been one killer coprolite.... poor fish didn't get very far afterwards.. 3 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Great fish detail and great gift, enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 2 hours ago, ynot said: Tim beat Me. Poor Tony/Ynot, he was just trying to help. You shouldn't abuse him for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 13 hours ago, abyssunder said: Might that (circled in red) a coprolite? its last gift 1 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 21 hours ago, daves64 said: That must have been one killer coprolite.... poor fish didn't get very far afterwards.. I suppose the poo was dropped a few seconds before the fish died. 21 hours ago, Bronzviking said: Great fish detail and great gift, enjoy! Thank you very much! 13 hours ago, hemipristis said: its last gift That's it! " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 The matrix looks VERY much like Green River. So much that I would say it is Green River. Are you sure it is quarried in Austria? 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 7 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: The matrix looks VERY much like Green River. So much that I would say it is Green River. Are you sure it is quarried in Austria? The OP states: "It came from Austria, but the seller can't remember where it is from." Given the abundance of this material, it's probably safe to say it's origins are from the Green River Formation. 1 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...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 6 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: The OP states: "It came from Austria, but the seller can't remember where it is from." Given the abundance of this material, it's probably safe to say it's origins are from the Green River Formation. So what you're saying is that it didn't come from Austria even though it came from Austria, but it came from Green River because it's abundant in Austria? Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 No. That's a bit convoluted. Haha. I am saying that Green River material is very abundant, and sold around the world. Any gift shop or specialty shop in Austria would more than likely sell these fish from the USA. Therefore, ... the likelyhood that this is from the Green River Formation in USA is pretty high. 1 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...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 9 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: No. That's a bit convoluted. Haha. I am saying that Green River material is very abundant, and sold around the world. Any gift shop or specialty shop in Austria would more than likely sell these fish from the USA. Therefore, ... the likelyhood that this is from the Green River Formation in USA is pretty high. Yeah, I know what you meant. Just thought I'd have some fun with semantics. You know, perception of reality IS the reality one perceives. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 23 minutes ago, Mark Kmiecik said: Yeah, I know what you meant. Just thought I'd have some fun with semantics. You know, perception of reality IS the reality one perceives. Hmm. I see. Got it. 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...
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