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Paleontological Christmas Gifts


TOM BUCKLEY

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My son gave me a copy of Devonic Fishes of New York Formations by Charles Eastman, 1907. The best thing is that it was H.W. Shimer's copy and is signed by him! smile.gif

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Tom,...

Great gift! Obviously knows what his dad likes!

I received an envelope of 14 tiny ammonites from Madagascar, from my son. :):wub:

And,. .. my wife gave me a 10 gallon air compressor, to start off my air abrasive setup. :D

It's starting to come together, ... slow but sure!

Thanks for starting this thread.

Regards,

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I'm glad everyone is having fun with this topic.smile.gif Well done Nando. That's a great book and I know you will enjoy it.thumbsu.gif

Tom

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STROKE SURVIVOR

CANCER SURVIVOR

CURMUDGEON

"THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS"

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  • 2 weeks later...

My sister-in-law made this for me (finishing it right in front of me while we were at their folks' place for X-mas time ....I kinda had my suspicions when I saw something that looked like a crinoid, but figured 'what would she be stiching crinoids for?')...

She looked up crinoids on the internet, took some line drawings (I need to find out what species they are so I can make that note on back), and created it with something like crochet. It's kinda blurry in the photo, but you get the idea.

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Definitely a candidate for the best X-mas gift I've ever received.....best paleo-related one anyway :-)

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That's great! :)

"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!

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I actually did this thread back on Xmas, so it's cool to see more. Again, here is what I was gifted with;

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Hyaenodon cruentus --White River SD.

And I gave my wife,

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Lion & Jaguar.

Be true to the reality you create.

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It wasn't really a gift but I found a copy of Moore's Invertebrate Fossils at Half Price Books for $5. It was kind of a gift to myself, especially after I looked it up on the internet. It's in great shape too.

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