Crescentman Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) Last weekend I took delivery of a prepped fossil collection I found in Cirencester last March. It was a multi-block in a large mudstone nodule that contained a Rieneckia Odysseus, a Quenstedtoceras Henrici and Fossil wood: Aurocaryoxylon and I think the other is an Asterorceras all preserved in pyrite and calcite. Now I sound as though I know what I'm talking about but the information was supplied to me by the expert accompanying the dig. I've uploaded a picture here: Can anyone tell me where I can find out more about Rieneckia Odysseus and Quenstedtoceras Henrici. I'm a complete novice to this world. Charlie Edited March 12, 2012 by Crescentman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarleysGh0st Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) I'm not an expert, but I can start the replies with some Google searches. Rieneckia odysseus is interesting. I'm finding countless news reports of little Emily Baldry digging one up in her garden, last fall, but I don't see any scientific references to it. Perhaps all those news articles made a mistake in the spelling? There are scientific references to Quenstedtoceras henrici. The Paleobiology Database has nine matches to collections with this Ammonite from the Jurassic and Cretaceous, in the UK, France and Germany. I'm not sure if any more detailed information about this particular species can be found online; you may need to go to a library to look up the relevant papers. Edited March 12, 2012 by MarleysGh0st Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crescentman Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 ... Emily Baldry digging one up in her garden, last fall ... Its fascinating this, like you I've seen the enormous number of reports for Emily. It shows how Chinese whispers work. In fact she was 2m away from me in March last year when she found hers, I found mine about an hour later. AFAIK the only two "whole" specimens to be found in the UK. I can understand the media coverage however, I am definitely not as newsworthy or photogenic as 5 year old Emily :>)€ ... The Paleobiology Database has nine matches to collections with this Ammonite from the Jurassic and Cretaceous ... Brilliant link thanks I hadn't come across it. I shall peruse with interest. Just goes to show there's still a space for proper libraries Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Hi Charlie, The spelling is off by one tick... try searching these taxa: Reineckeia or Reineckeites Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crescentman Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) Hi Charlie, The spelling is off by one tick... try searching these taxa: Reineckeia or Reineckeites Good Luck Thanks for this. I'm not at all sure I can make sense of many of the references but I certainly have found more links now. I can see there's lots of reading ahead of me!! There don't seem to be any reference to Odysseus. Any tips on how that comes to be? Edited March 12, 2012 by Crescentman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Thanks for this. I'm not at all sure I can make sense of many of the references but I certainly have found more links now. I can see there's lots of reading ahead of me!! There don't seem to be any reference to Odysseus. Any tips on how that comes to be? Hi again Charlie, Unfortunately that is the end of the road for me... hopefully one of our ammonite specialists can offer more information. General and specific names are always subject to change, revision and synonymy. Google Scholar is another superb resource for papers and references. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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