verydeadthings Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Hi everyone! It has been a long time since I have posted on this website, but I figured there might be some interest in the work of a professional micropaleontologist. To give you an idea of the work I do, below is a link to my most recent publication (I'm the lead author): https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/52/4/251/633456/A-late-refugium-for-Classopollis-in-the-Paleocene My main job is micropaleontological analysis of drill cuttings in the oil industry, I do research on the side. Ask me anything! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 ooohhhh.. I may be asking you lots of questions! I love micro matrix fossil hunting and have found quite a few things that I have no idea what they are! Maybe you can help me out with some of them! I have found quite a few forams but have not been able to ID many of them. Is that something you might be able to help with? These would be mostly Texas Cretaceous finds. 1 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikrogeophagus Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Cool thread! What is the highest magnification you've ever used identify a fossil and what was the fossil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Hey @verydeadthings you said we could ask you anything....so we did ask a few things. We'd love to hear your response! 2 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 What is your most memorable fossil find? 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...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 What is the average air speed of an unladen African swallow? 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...
Balance Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 What is?? “I’m just gonna drop this link and leave” for $500, Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybot Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 How much wood can a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Sorry for that.. you did say ‘ask me anything’. -Jay “The earth doesn't need new continents, but new men.” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 The OP might just be a tad busy at the moment. I'm sure they'll be back to answer questions before long. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 38 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: The OP might just be a tad busy at the moment. I'm sure they'll be back to answer questions before long. Always the optimist, Adam! 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobites_are_awesome Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 The OP has not been online for Two weeks! Cheers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 9 hours ago, trilobites_are_awesome said: The OP has not been online for Two weeks! Life gets in the way sometimes. I know it does for me. The OP said that they work in the oil industry. Maybe the OP is on some remote offshore oil platform. Suddenly called out there to look at fresh core samples with no internet or cell phone coverage. Maybe the oil company drilled too deep and have found something new, unexpected, exciting. Maybe they need the expert opinion of a scientist on what they have found. A new mineral? Species of fossil? Maybe the micros are still alive (to everyone’s surprise!)?! Maybe… Maybe….Maybe I’ve just seen too many action/suspense movies start out that way… I’m sure @verydeadthings will be back around as soon as they can to tell us all about their hair raising and spine tingling adventure! 1 2 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...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 I'm putting my money on OO (otherwise occupied). 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...
Darktooth Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Maybe we should turn this into a contest and see who can come up with the wildest and craziest story of what happened to the OP. 1 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonfossils Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Have you done any research on fossilized microbial mats or stromatolites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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