SomethingIsFishy Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 The niobrara chalk is the best, But what are the ten best creatures from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 How about showing us one of yours. This is new land for me. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 4 hours ago, SomethingIsFishy said: But what are the ten best creatures from it. Are there any rudists in that formation ? Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingIsFishy Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 The only rudist in that formation that I know of is durania maxima. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 I visited the Sternberg Museum last June. I imagine the ten best Niobrara Chalk creatures are displayed there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingIsFishy Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 Yeah, I've been there too. Its really cool and is really a must see if you are in that part of kansas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 The fish that come out of that formation! 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingIsFishy Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 Yeah, almost all of the bony fish from the niobrara chalk would thrive in today's oceans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 There is a great shark specimen on display at the university of wisconsin. It includes articulated teeth, cartilage and bird and turtle pieces as gut contents. (If i remember it correctly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingIsFishy Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 Cool! Do you know the genus of shark that it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tales From the Shale Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 33 minutes ago, jpc said: There is a great shark specimen on display at the university of wisconsin. It includes articulated teeth, cartilage and bird and turtle pieces as gut contents. (If i remember it correctly). Which university? Are you referring to UW Milwaukee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 10 hours ago, Tales From the Shale said: Which university? Are you referring to UW Milwaukee? Madison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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