Wrangellian Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 2 hours ago, JamieLynn said: Weird Wednesday! One of my favorite weird fossils - Rudists! Hippurites colliciatus Cretaceous Germany Is this not one of Franz's Austrian rudists? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 4 hours ago, Wrangellian said: Is this not one of Franz's Austrian rudists? Yes. St. Bartholomä-formation, Gosau-group of Kainach (Campanian). St. Bartholomä, Styria, Austria . Franz Bernhard 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 OOps!!! Sorry @FranzBernhard ! I keep mixing you up in Germany! 1 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 4 hours ago, JamieLynn said: I keep mixing you up in Germany! Weird enough ! Usually, Austrians are mixed up with Australians . Franz Bernhard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 @FranzBernhard - I saw a very funny thing on social media - "Even if you are having a bad day, you are not having as bad a day as the people who have to go to the designated desk in the Austrian Airport because they thought they had booked a flight to Australia...." hahhahaha!!! 1 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Ha! I see a lot of Switzerland/Sweden confusion out there too (tho' not as much as I used to). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 as a Swiss American, I see a ton of that.... and do you speak Swedish? or more often do you speak Swiss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 It's Th'Urchin Thursday!! Texas Cretaceous Echinoid Plagiochasma texana 2 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, JamieLynn said: It's Th'Urchin Thursday!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 On 11/30/2023 at 7:08 PM, FranzBernhard said: Weird enough ! Usually, Austrians are mixed up with Australians . Franz Bernhard Hmph! A while back a Moroccan chap asked me from where I came. "Wales", said I. 🏴 "Ah, near New Zealand", he replied confidently. Hmph, 3 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Hmph! A while back a Moroccan chap asked me from where I came. "Wales", said I. 🏴 "Ah, near New Zealand", he replied confidently. Hmph, It is like when I tell people I live in London. "Oh, Big Ben." Not quite. The other one, in Canada, with Little Ben who amuses passersby juggling bean bags, our one-decker buses, and our only Beefeaters congregate at steakhouses. The joy of living in former colonial lands is in all the geographical skeuomorphia. 1 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Oh, and speaking of, I did have to share this amusing map of a portion of Ontario: 5 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) It’s unbearable all these European cities scattered all over the United States and in Canada ! 🇪🇺 Coco Edited December 2, 2023 by Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 3 hours ago, Kane said: The joy of living in former colonial lands is in all the geographical skeuomorphia. It’s the same here in the U.S. As a matter of fact, Versailles is right up the road from where I live. A nice place to visit, but not nearly as grand as it’s French counterpart. No palace to speak of, and the folks here mistakenly pronounce the name as “Ver-sales”, much to the dismay of visitors from across the pond. Oh! and Paris, Kentucky is about 30 miles of travel to the east from Versailles. 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 @Kane We have a similar map here in Texas! Disregard the 'headline"....it was the only image i could find with the towns listed.... 2 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 2 hours ago, Coco said: It’s unbearable all these European cities scattered all over the United States and in Canada ! 🇪🇺 Coco We ran out of original names. 2 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 I read somewhere that Mark Twain once commented on how unoriginal the name 'Portland' was for Portland, Oregon, when it could have been called Multnomah or something more unique to the area. It may as well have been called A, B, or C. I can't remember where I read that and can't find it via Google, so I can't quote it exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 A few Texas Cretaceous Star Crinoids - Isocrinus annulatus 3 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 It's Monday! How about a Mortoniceras for Monday! Texas Cretaceous Ammonite 5 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun-DFW Fossils Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 4 hours ago, JamieLynn said: It's Monday! How about a Mortoniceras for Monday! Texas Cretaceous Ammonite Nice one! What’s the size? 2-3 inches? Did you clean it? I like the coloration and sutures. Here’s one of might favorites as well, from a spot within view of downtown Fort Worth near the Grayson border. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 Yes, it is 3 inches! I did not clean it, a friend did though. It's such a pretty little one...I wish it weren't quite so busted up on the end. Yours is lovely! There are lots of different Mortoniceras, but I don't think I've seen one with that sweeping back ribs. Does it have a prominent keel? It almost looks more like an Oxytropidoceras. 1 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 On 12/3/2023 at 9:14 PM, JamieLynn said: A few Texas Cretaceous Star Crinoids - Isocrinus annulatus Nice ones! I’ve always been fond of the crinoids you post. We don’t have many with the star shape here. 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Toothy Tuesday....a bunch o sharks from various geographical areas and geological eras! Texas Cretaceous Carcharias samhammeri Aurora NC Miocene Unknown Shark Florida Miocene Carcharhinus sp. Texas Eocene Unknown Shark Florida Miocene Carcharias taurus 3 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun-DFW Fossils Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 13 hours ago, JamieLynn said: Yes, it is 3 inches! I did not clean it, a friend did though. It's such a pretty little one...I wish it weren't quite so busted up on the end. Yours is lovely! There are lots of different Mortoniceras, but I don't think I've seen one with that sweeping back ribs. Does it have a prominent keel? It almost looks more like an Oxytropidoceras. Thank you! Mine is definitely mortoniceras (drakeoceras) but I can’t remember the species..it’s a robust specimen I found hanging from the underside of a creek limestone ledge. I agree with you as far as the ribs! It’s one of my favorites because it was so flawless. Here are a couple of pics I took the day I found it showing different angles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun-DFW Fossils Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 3 hours ago, JamieLynn said: Toothy Tuesday....a bunch o sharks from various geographical areas and geological eras! Texas Cretaceous Carcharias samhammeri Aurora NC Miocene Unknown Shark Florida Miocene Carcharhinus sp. Texas Eocene Unknown Shark Florida Miocene Carcharias taurus Very nice! I only have 3 shark teeth..good variety in your collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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