frenchtrilobite Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Thanks My new website : http://www.trilobite.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 (edited) Adding what has been my best find, maybe ever. Found in the Peace River Florida, at 2PM on June 21st, 2011. These are generally mixed era formations with a combination of Pliocene/Miocene for marine life and Pleistocene for mammals. This fossil should be Pliocene/Miocene. Preparation time is minimal: I rinsed in water prior to taking the photo. It is slightly less black when dry. Identified on TFF by Bobby as a Dermal Buckler from a Roughtail Stingray (Dasyatis centroura). Since these fossils are relatively rare, there is some possibilities that it may be ThornBack Ray (raja Clavata) or Thorny Skate (Amblyraja radiata). All 3 species have similar thick button like dermal denticles. Research on Dermal Bucklers indicates 1) these are rare fossil finds and many are not easily identified 2) This one is a double (having 2 thorn/spike holders) and there are photos of singles, triples and quads. 3) size matters: females tend to have larger dermal bucklers, attached not only to the tail, along the spine but also in the underbelly of the animal. I have yet to make a judgement on why the underside of this fossil looks like petrified tree bark. Edited June 24, 2011 by Shellseeker The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDOTB Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I said i wasn`t going to do this again but i just cant help myself found on 15/06/2011. In "heaven" Tangahoe formation, Mio-Plio, New zealand. unidentified marine bird skull. havnt finished prep yet. Quick, should we have the paramedics on standby or should we just send them over to Auspex's house now? DO, or do not. There is no try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I said i wasn`t going to do this again but i just cant help myself found on 15/06/2011. In "heaven" Tangahoe formation, Mio-Plio, New zealand. unidentified marine bird skull. havnt finished prep yet. That is a really nice find! It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Quick, should we have the paramedics on standby or should we just send them over to Auspex's house now? :lol: :lol: :lol: It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 :fainting-smiley: "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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I said i wasn`t going to do this again but i just cant help myself found on 15/06/2011. In "heaven" Tangahoe formation, Mio-Plio, New zealand. unidentified marine bird skull. havnt finished prep yet. That's an awsome find--Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Here is my vertebrate entry. Devonian Placoderm Armor Found June 26, 2011. Hungry Hollow ON Hamilton Group Close up: ================================================================================================================== The fragment was found in Late May.... 2011 This is today find June 26, 2011. Perfect Fit! The amazing thing is that it fits a previously found fragment found in late May.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Here is my invertebrate entry: Rare Early Silurian Primitive Vascular Land Plant Cooksonia sp. Bertie Lagerstatte Found June 3, 2011. Good Luck to All ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acryzona Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Nice finds Peter! Collecting Microfossils - a hobby concerning much about many of the little paraphrased from Dr. Robert Kesling's book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Nice finds Peter! Thanks Matthew! PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Alga Margeretia dorus from the Wheeler Formation, House Range, Utah, found 6/26/2011 If you believe everything you read, perhaps it's time for you to stop reading... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brachiomyback Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 June 25, 2011 Pee Dee Formation Late Cretaceous Green Mill Run, Greenville, NC A rare and elusive echnoid...... the Echinometra belemnitellafalsus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 June 25, 2011 Pee Dee Formation Late Cretaceous Green Mill Run, Greenville, NC A rare and elusive echnoid...... the Echinometra belemnitellafalsus That species was found and described last week, right? The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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