astron Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 More interesting things there, Astrinos.. The first item in this post sure looks like an Elm tree samara (seed)! Many thanks Eric for the comment and for your help It really well fits to a samara but I haven't found any ulmaceae species refered in my sources for my area and period of time... Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 There are very nice details on the Phoenix Theophrastii ! Tanks Gery for your comment Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Many thanks Eric for the comment and for your help It really well fits to a samara but I haven't found any ulmaceae species refered in my sources for my area and period of time... Is there anything Elm-related in the area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) Is there anything Elm-related in the area? This species exists nowadays in a reduced population 35 km faraway. Edited May 6, 2011 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 INSECTS Just a few: 1. An 7 mm camponotus ant. Please, ignore the contemporary ant I have placed nearby. 2. A bee 3. An arachnid and 4. Unknown. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 (edited) FISHES Just a few too: Two spratelloides gracilis. 1. 7 cm long (1 pic) 2. 8 cm long part and counter part Edited December 12, 2012 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Two items. 1. An 11 cm long belone or centriscus fish scull and 2. A 2 X 1,5 X 0.9 cm fish vertebra Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 A scomber calabrensis (?) fish (part and not complete counterpart) Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) A recently found conger sp eel 17 cm long (at about 20 cm if straight) associated with some leaves and plantation fragments and a 5 cm bone. Attached photos of both the sides of the slab before and after preparation. Edited May 14, 2011 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Impressive! You sure get a diverse flora and fauna there. What is that triangular thing above the eel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 Impressive! You sure get a diverse flora and fauna there. What is that triangular thing above the eel? Many thanks for the comment, Eric. Really there is a rich diversity of fossils. And think that I have found all the items displayed in my collection in my birth area (at about 2 x 10 Km) exactly in the middle of Crete island, without having been somehow advised or guided. This very place, you see, isn't anywhere in the known bibliograhy or in articls refered as fossiliferous with an exception with the corals and clypeasters. Certainly, you could fairly say that if someone wants to do something and keeps doing it for about 40 years, it's natural he to bear some good reults on his thread. As for the fossils id and prep... these are other stories. I have learned a lot about here in TFF thanks to the sofar uncountable kind contributions of a serious number of great mebmers. They all have my hearty thanks and my appreciation. Among them is and you with mainly your advise on how to avoid the fossils glistening. Thanks a lot. Of course, there are much more remaining to learn and I'll try it as I am here... And not to forget your question. As you see, I have added in my above post a pic of the hole slab. On this pic are shown better under-left to the eel an about 11 cm pinus sp leaf and over the eel the triangular thing you are talking about. I would describe it as a wine glass like and I have met it and otrer times but the only saved is the shown on the attached pic (part and counterpart). This item is a puzzle for me and I haven't included it in my collection sofar becouse I haven't found it in the available articles and I can't figure out what could it be. I think, maybe a leaf or a flower?... Best regards Astrinos Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Hi Astrinos, Yes, with a little luck and a little smarts, we amateurs can make contributions to paleontology. Even in my local Upper Cretaceous, which has been studied extensively, we still find new things that aren't in the books. No doubt your discoveries will end up in a book some day too. The Forum is indeed a great resource to help us along. Your wineglass item is interesting too.. I think if it were found in the Lower Paleozoic it might be identified as part of a crustacean , but as it is I have no idea. Maybe plant. Hope someone more knowledgeable gets a look at it. Does anyone else see a RAT in the upper part of that skull a few posts above? Cheers. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 Hi Astrinos, Yes, with a little luck and a little smarts, we amateurs can make contributions to paleontology. Even in my local Upper Cretaceous, which has been studied extensively, we still find new things that aren't in the books. No doubt your discoveries will end up in a book some day too. The Forum is indeed a great resource to help us along. Your wineglass item is interesting too.. I think if it were found in the Lower Paleozoic it might be identified as part of a crustacean , but as it is I have no idea. Maybe plant. Hope someone more knowledgeable gets a look at it. Does anyone else see a RAT in the upper part of that skull a few posts above? Cheers. Eric Agreed, Eric Though, I am puzzled with your question I tried a lot but I can't distinguish anything... Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Don't mind me, Maybe I could be doing something more useful but I couldn't resist! Here: Dont let this interrupt the flow of your presentation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 Don't mind me, Maybe I could be doing something more useful but I couldn't resist! Here: Dont let this interrupt the flow of your presentation! No mater, Eric. It actually looks like Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 Don't mind me, Maybe I could be doing something more useful but I couldn't resist! Here: Dont let this interrupt the flow of your presentation! Come back on the strange things sometimes fossils seem to show... Just came on mind a fossil I was not intent including in my presentation, but your observation on the skull gives me the chance. I have posted it to id section with no result and I have no idea what could it be. The insistent hallucination this fossil brings to me is that it contains a complete flower Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 It does kind of look like a flower, I see what you mean. But what are the chances, maybe it is a piece of bone or shell? What kind of detail can you see under a magnifying glass? If there is any distinct texture, you should be able to distinguish bone marrow from flower veins, etc. but I guess you already thought of that, which is why you posted it in the ID section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 It does kind of look like a flower, I see what you mean. But what are the chances, maybe it is a piece of bone or shell? What kind of detail can you see under a magnifying glass? If there is any distinct texture, you should be able to distinguish bone marrow from flower veins, etc. but I guess you already thought of that, which is why you posted it in the ID section? Thanks for the answer, Eric. I have examined it many times. I can't distinguish any clear structure (bony or other) to make sure what could it be. As we see the part and counterpart pic it gives me somehow the impression that there are some fish scales on the outer surfices and some fish bones fragments in the rest fossil area. Is there any possibility it to be a fish fin in your opinion? Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 I see what you mean by the scaly texture, and the possible bits of bone.. I'm not expert on fish, either, but it's got an odd shape, hard to match with anything familiar... Maybe it is a coprolite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 I see what you mean by the scaly texture, and the possible bits of bone.. I'm not expert on fish, either, but it's got an odd shape, hard to match with anything familiar... Maybe it is a coprolite? Coprolites is a probable aspect, I think. If it is, it belongs to my next topic. Many thanks, Eric, for your cooperation Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 COPROLITES The followin specimens are important to me as they are the almost only evidence I have of some animals existence in my area. Despite to my attempts, they are unidentified and hopefully I'll place their id's in time. Therefore any aspects on this thread are appropriately appreciated. At first, here is a slab with the items found on it. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Three items (two pics each) Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 A strange one. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Three rounded items (the first one in two pics) Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Four pieces. The first two bearing pairs of fossils Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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