TyrannosaurusRex Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) Personally I prefer vertebrate material. What about y'all? Edited January 31, 2015 by TyrannosaurusRex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 No preference here to be honest. Every specimen has a story to tell. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Can't say I'd like one without the other - I find both fascinating in their individual ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Personally I prefer vertebrate material. What about y'all? Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Inverts are typically easier to obtain complete specimens making them a good option for beginners but on the other hand vertebrates are a lot more awe inspiring which even noncollectors can appreciate. 3 Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triceratops Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Both groups are interesting in my books. -Lyall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 You need both to understand the paleoecology . I have learned to appreciate all life forms in the system It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 You need both to understand the paleoecology . I have learned to appreciate all life forms in the system I do I just find vertabrate material more interesting. But I like trilobites and Ammos a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I love vertebrate fossils, but.... - More difficult to find - More difficult to collect - More difficult to prepare - More competition with other collectors - Legal and bureaucratic red tape - $$$ After years of collecting drama and disappointment, I've settled into being mostly interested in types of fossils that are abundant, that no one cares about, or both (e.g calcareous algae, forams, and sponges). Of course I would be ecstatic if I came across a honey hole or lagerstatte of less-common and highly sought-after types. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I like people and fossils with backbones. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 My favorite fossil is my next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 A fossil is a fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I 'm a vert guy. Love me a nice ammonite, but I find veretebrates more interesting. White River mammals were my first love in the fossil world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Just voted for invertebrates and they are running dead even. I just like the incredible variety of stuff to be found in those ancient oceans. Example: weird echinoderms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I like people and fossils with backbones.love that quote Nate! Same here! Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPlainPetrified Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 My favorite fossil is my next one.I am definitely with Rockwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 While my self-imposed limit to what I collect is very narrow (class Aves), I am just as fascinated by fossils from all the classes. "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...
Paleoworld-101 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Go team vertebrate! "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I agree with those who have said they are all interesting, but will echo what Missourian said, the inverts are easier to collect because they are more numerous and varied and fewer people seem to care about them, though the more interesting inverts like Burgess and Ediacaran specimens are certainly in demand and hard to get. Also inverts (and plants and unicellular stuff) go back further into Earth's early years and are more useful overall for stratigraphy/etc, if you're into the science more than the 'gosh golly gee look at the teeth on that one' factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MesozoicTourGuide21 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I'm a dinosaur kind of guy, so vertebrates for me. But I still like invertebrate material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Exhibit A: Hobby collecting of those horn corals is fine, but the ichythosaur bones are off limits. No vert collecting on USFS land. Have fun and find good stuff. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/11791-california-limestone/ Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 You should include plant material (it is invert stuff, but i think more gastropods and bivalves when invert is said). I prefer vert stuff, but invert stuff is cool too. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejd Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I find anything fossil to be cool and worth collecting. A fossil hunter needs sharp eyes and a keen search image, a mental template that subconsciously evaluates everything he sees in his search for telltale clues. -Richard E. Leakey http://prehistoricalberta.lefora.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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