Fossiltobe Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Hello, I am researching a fossil that I have recently acquired and I have discovered that it is nearly impossible. I would appreciate any assistance in identifying it. I bought it at a general store (dirt cheap) and what intrigued me as much as the fossil itself was the tiny, tiny notes that were printed on it. It looks like it could be from the Santana Formation because the surrounding material looks similar to fossils from that site. But the fish looks like it could be a Bishofia and I'm not sure if Bishofia can be from Brazil. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverphoenix Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 We need pictures in order to help you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossiltobe Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 I forgot that webshots has the disappearing url... Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 It is too big for my screen and won't completely load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Yeah, those huge files are brutal, and I have high-speed! "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...
Frank Menser Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Ok...I researched Bishofia on line and could only find references to specimens from Siberia. There is no mention I can find in Maisey's SANTANA FOSSILS. If that nodule is Brazilian, then it might be Tharrhias. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 That's a lovely fish, 3D fish fossils have always captured my interest. Although I have no idea about how to I identify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverphoenix Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Is that fossil coated with something? It's very difficult for me to get a handle on what the matrix looks like--most of the specimens from the Santana Fm. have a distinct gray matrix. The outside of the nodule looks like it would fit, but the inside matters most. I'm not for sure about the fish species myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossiltobe Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 We need pictures in order to help you I apparently inserted pics that are too large. Are you aware of a slick way to shrink them here or do I need to reload? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverphoenix Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I apparently inserted pics that are too large. Are you aware of a slick way to shrink them here or do I need to reload? Thanks. Get a free account with photobucket, upload them to there, and then paste the [img} links--that will easily solve the issue...or should anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 that's not really the issue, in that the pictures are already uploaded elsewhere and linked to here. fossiltobe - if the below picture is of sufficient resolution for you, i'll capture and redo the other couple of fish-side pictures of the nodule and delete all your links and edit the pictures into your post. alternatively, you can resize your original pics to something on the order of 1000 pixels in the largest dimension, and then upload the pics to here. you're limited to a 2 meg total for each post here, but the advantage is that there won't ever be broken links, and those with slower connections can view the pics better. let me know if you want me to help with the edit, but below is as good as it gets without the originals to work from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossiltobe Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 Ok...I researched Bishofia on line and could only find references to specimens from Siberia. There is no mention I can find in Maisey's SANTANA FOSSILS. If that nodule is Brazilian, then it might be Tharrhias. Thanks Frank, Tharrhias looks possible, EXCELLENT. I contacted the General Store I bought from and they said it was part of a collection belonging to a "Very, very wealthy Santa Paula, Ca. Family" and supposedly the fossil was found around 1900. I have my work cut out for me, that's for sure. Thanks for your help. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossiltobe Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 that's not really the issue, in that the pictures are already uploaded elsewhere and linked to here. fossiltobe - if the below picture is of sufficient resolution for you, i'll capture and redo the other couple of fish-side pictures of the nodule and delete all your links and edit the pictures into your post. alternatively, you can resize your original pics to something on the order of 1000 pixels in the largest dimension, and then upload the pics to here. you're limited to a 2 meg total for each post here, but the advantage is that there won't ever be broken links, and those with slower connections can view the pics better. let me know if you want me to help with the edit, but below is as good as it gets without the originals to work from. Tracer, Thank you. I made them smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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