Missourian Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Hi, this is my contribution to the Vertebrate contest. It is 7 cm (2.8 inch) long juvenile individual of a Discosauriscus sp. (Amphibian) Date of the discovery and preparation: June 22th 2013 Locality: Boskovice, Czech Republic (Europe) Geologic Age: Letovice formation (Paleozoic, Permian, 299 Ma) Fossil after preparation Field where it was found: Situation at finding and before preparation: Nice! I'd be happy to find a beat up hash plate in a field like that. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 (edited) JIm, your find was not in "Fiddlers Green" formation it was the "Williamsville A" never the less a very nice find and worth the hard days work you put in. Edited June 23, 2013 by Malcolmt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 JIm, your find was not in "Fiddlers Green" formation it was the "Williamsville A" never the less a very nice find and worth the hard days work you put in. And more than likely Eurypterus lacustris rather than E. remipes. Tom AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Jim's find might actually be a remipes , it is not quite typically of the body ratios of a lacustris, remipes is also found at this location but not anywhere near as common the lacustris. Some believe these are actually the same species , I have not really come to an opinion on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcox Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 thanks Malcolm I was misinformed as to the formation and I identified it as a remipes from Sam's website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcox Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Editing the formation of my find from fiddlers green to Williamsville A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Hi, this is my contribution to the Vertebrate contest. It is 7 cm (2.8 inch) long juvenile individual of a Discosauriscus sp. (Amphibian) Date of the discovery and preparation: June 22th 2013 Locality: Boskovice, Czech Republic (Europe) Geologic Age: Letovice formation (Paleozoic, Permian, 299 Ma) Fossil after preparation Field where it was found: Situation at finding and before preparation: Is this site known for such fossils? Because I have to say that is not a site that would make me say "Whoa, I've got to check this out" if I were driving by. Excellent fossil, I'd love to find something like that. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraspis Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Hi.There is very famous outcrop with permian flora and fauna nearby. It is famous namely for its insects (https://is.muni.cz/publication/842837/cs?lang=en). The site (field) was discovered by students of geology during the excursion at 2006. The layers are tilted and they found the place where it goes up on the field. I know the locality from my friend. He was there and says that the field was plowed up and the amphibians were creeping all around I am visiting the site from time to time. It was first time I found entire specimen . Is this site known for such fossils? Because I have to say that is not a site that would make me say "Whoa, I've got to check this out" if I were driving by. Excellent fossil, I'd love to find something like that. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryman Dave Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) Hello! I would like to post my 1st fossil of the month entry find which is the very rare trilobite Dolichoharpes aff. D. reticulata Age: Middle Ordovician Formation: Verulem Location: Gamebridge ON Quarry Collected: June 16th. Prepared by Malcolmt Edited June 26, 2013 by Quarryman Dave Quarrycomber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Hi Dave, Dolichoharpes dentoni is sunk as a species because the type material was lost. The correct ID on this trilobite should be Dolichoharpes aff. D. reticulata. The closing discussion in the posted PDF gives a detailed explanation of these points. Congrats again on a spectacular-super-rare trilobite! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori LuvsFossils Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Sciurus (squirrel) Mandible w/ Incisor & Molar Hawthorn Group, Hardee Pleistocene 6/15/13 I'm including some reference material as this has been a tricky ID for me. Rodent was the only thing I was sure of. Fossil Vertebrates of Florida R Hulbert pp230 Fig 12.6 Protosciurus uwsp.edu/biology Sciurus Carolinensis Fossil data Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Invertebrate Placenticeras Pseudoplacenta Late Cretaceous (Turonian) Carlile Shale Discovered: June 22nd, 2013 New Mexico, USA "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Wow, you guys are gonna make it hard this month to choose! In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Another tough month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Another display of beautiful fossils. Wheww, will be a tough vote. Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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