astron Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) Thank you so much, Henry, for the nice comments You have touched an important point of view of my collection, as well. The unusual for a personal collection number of views is up and to the unusual size and duration of my collection Any way, this fact not only is getting me satisfied but It's honoring me and I have to expess my thanks to all the viewers and especially to the TFF members. Edited December 11, 2011 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 Hello all. To break the plant series, I'll present today the coprolites recent finds. Unfortunately, I don't know neither what the animals they come from nor where these animals are Attached are 3 items, the first in one pic and the rest two in two pics each. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 The next two coprolites in two pics each. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 Two more coprolites in two pics each. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 Last for today is the last pair of coprolites in two pics each. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Hi Astrinos, I still can't help you on those 'coprolites' or 'mystery fossils' but I always like those leaves! The ones with detailed veins visible are particularly interesting (and scientifically helpful). I have a similar problem with space.. it seems a common problem among fossil collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 Hi Astrinos, I still can't help you on those 'coprolites' or 'mystery fossils' but I always like those leaves! The ones with detailed veins visible are particularly interesting (and scientifically helpful). I have a similar problem with space.. it seems a common problem among fossil collectors. Thanks, Eric, for the comment As for the space problems, when we want something very much our mind gets more productive in finding solutions Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 Hello all. Just one thing today! Ichnofossils are not common in my hunting area. This is just the second one I have found sofar after the shiworms borings (on posts 475 and 476 of my collection). I think it's about worm tubes this time. Some concretions are spread all over the slab. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) Hello all. I am adding to my collection the strange item I have found recently in my hunting area (late miocene Crete island, Greece). This item is already presented in the ''Fossil ID'' forum a few days ago without being possible to reach a conclusion on what it could be. So, I am not sure at all but I think (and wish) it might be a sponge of some type??? Largest dimensions 33 x 27 x 16 cm. It seems to to run tubes in the inside of the specimen filled by minerals (I think calcite) and providing enough geodes. To give you a better view I attach 10 pics of the outer surface and another 10 pics of the geodes. The pics cover this and the next 3 posts. Any help with this oddity would be appreciated. The help with the id is kindly given by Scott (piranha)!!! It's about a petrosia sp sponge. Details on post 703. Thanks again, Scott, for this great offer. . Edited December 31, 2011 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) The second set of five outer pics of the sponge. Edited December 31, 2011 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 The first five geodes on the same item. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) Last for today are five pics of 3 more geodes on the same petrosia sp. ponge (pics 2,3 and 4 are of the same geode). Edited December 31, 2011 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Hello all. Just one find and today. It's about a slab containing plant and fishy material and a caterpillar. It participates to the FOTM contest and it's presenting here on the same way. Trere are 2 pics of the hole slab attached to this post and 10 close ups attached to the next post. I have marked on the second pic of this post where on the slab every close up is. The slab measures 33 x 23 cm and it contains: 1. A thujia sp. (cupressaceae family) cone - Close up 1. 2. A pinus sp. seed - Close up 2. 3. A lot of seed pods, seeds or small fruits. Some of them in the close ups 3, 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d. 4. A 14 mm caterpillar (not superb but enough to me) - Close up 4. 5. Some fish scales. The 2 cm bigger one is shown in the close up 5 and 6. Some fish bones. The 6,5 cm bigger one is shown in the close up 6. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Here are the 10 close ups of the above slab. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Hello all. Since there is some time available, I am presenting a 28 cm slab with plant material and some fish scales. The attachments are one pic of the hole slab and 3 close ups of the main fossils it bears. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 Hello all. I'll present today another one example of plant and fishy material combination. It's about a 33 x 33 cm slab bearing some plant branches, seed pods, seeds or fruits and some fish scales and bones . The attachments are a pic of the hole slab and four close ups. Could the bone on the last close up be fish brain cast, as I think? Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) Hello all! I think that the appropriate way to close this year presentation of my collection, is to present my season's present! It's about the id of my odd find shown on posts 695 to 698 that Scott (piranha) has kindly provided : ''Posted 29 December 2011 - 07:45 PM Hi Astrinos, With a few members suggesting a possible sponge for your mystery item you will be interested to see what I stumbled upon in the Treatise volume of Porifera. Petrosia sp. looks very similar to your specimen and is described and recorded as Paleogene(?)-?Neogene(?), Holocene with a cosmopolitan distribution. A small piece could be evaluated at the university for the presence of spicules. I tried to reorient your photo to best match the figured drawing, but perhaps you can make a more precise determination. Is it close... what do you think? '' After a much time search, I didn't find the exact species but I am fairly convinced it's about a sponge of the mentioned genus (petrosia sp.)!!!!!!!!!!! :Bananasaur: HERE is the full story! I can now say undoubtedly that this weird petrosia sp sponge is one of my favorite finds !!!!!!!!!! Thank you very much, Scott, so for this new important offer as for your splendid contribution to the Forum in general Happy new year everyone Edited December 31, 2011 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Scott ranks in my mind well up there with Sherlock Holmes (the old one, not the imitation that's to be seen these days in the movies) and W.J. Arkell as far as his morphological observations go. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) Scott ranks in my mind well up there with Sherlock Holmes (the old one, not the imitation that's to be seen these days in the movies) and W.J. Arkell as far as his morphological observations go. Successful parallelism, Roger :sword: Edited December 31, 2011 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Hello all The rainy January didn't allow a lot of things, but the end of the month has brought to me a fossil I like.Ok, there are some fossils remaining from the past year, though January's find is to be presented first. It's about a porites sp. fossil coral chunk found in a new road cut in my hunting area (late miocene middle Crete island, Greece) on 29 Jan. 2012, with the prep finished on 03 Feb..It measures 35 x 25 x 17 cm and it's about 13 kg in weight. Two small gastropods are attached to the item and some parts are broken during the excavation revealing the inner structure and some mineral formations on it. The more remarkable of these mineral formations is a big geode measuring 13 x 10 x 7 cm full of big waterish dog tooth shaped calcite crystals. I am presenting this specimen in four posts. Here are four general views. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Here are four detailed spots. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Here are five mineral formations (except the big geode). Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 And finally, here is the 13 x 10 x 7 cm geode in five pics. My abilities in photographing are not enough to cover it!!! Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 Hello all. Just one addition for today. It's about a scleractinian fossil coral I have found recently in my hunting area. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Wow! More wonderful finds! Nicely detailed that coral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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