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Post by talkingstones on Nov 20, 2011 15:21:32 GMT -5
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Nov 20, 2011 18:07:30 GMT -5
That deer antler is really cool!
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Post by rockrookie on Nov 20, 2011 18:33:09 GMT -5
nice pieces !! i would have bid against you on several . the deer antler is Nice ! --paul
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 20, 2011 19:40:50 GMT -5
I like those fish fossils from Wyoming-I have a few in my collection too........
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 20, 2011 20:01:29 GMT -5
These are great pieces, Cathy. I've never seen fossilized deer antler. Very cool. Paul
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Post by shermlock on Nov 20, 2011 20:47:21 GMT -5
I agree with Paul and you can add me to the "never seen fossilized deer antler" category. Scott
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Post by beefjello on Nov 20, 2011 21:11:05 GMT -5
Wow, add another to the 'never seen a fossil deer antler' crowd.. too cool!!! Some neat fishies too!
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Post by talkingstones on Nov 20, 2011 21:32:48 GMT -5
Yeah, the antler is pretty cool! The thing I really liked about this collection is that it had things that were pretty unusual. The antler...and coprolite are things that usually get taken care of by nature. Antlers are usually rodent food and don't make it through the winter. I also really like the whale ear bone as we tend to think of them as not having such, but actually, they do and their hearing, particularly toothed varieties, is excellent.
I never knew that!
Fossilman, any info on the species of the fishies from Wyoming? I'm thinking of framing them in shadowboxes as the designs are so intricate and delicate! They remind me almost of Japanese water colors.
Thanks!
Cathy
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Post by talkingstones on Nov 20, 2011 21:33:40 GMT -5
Also, does anybody have any thoughts on the purple spots on the antler? What they are?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2011 23:23:11 GMT -5
Do you know how you can tell that all of those are fossils? The tags were printed with a typewriter. I am talking really old fossils. I don't think spell check even knows that word. Nice finds but I think that you should bring back my Wyoming fish. I was looking for those this summer and who ever you bought them from must have stolen them.lol Jim
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Post by tandl on Nov 21, 2011 10:39:56 GMT -5
the spots on the deer antler are interesting . i wonder if it is mold or mineral .
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 21, 2011 11:18:14 GMT -5
"Quote - Fossilman, any info on the species of the fishies from Wyoming? I'm thinking of framing them in shadowboxes as the designs are so intricate and delicate! They remind me almost of Japanese water colors.- Quote" Thanks! Cathy [/quote] I'll let you research the fish........Here is the site.....(A reminder,they are very fragile)Some finish them up with a clear lacquer... www.orerockon.com/Green%20River%20fossils.htm
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Post by talkingstones on Nov 21, 2011 19:20:08 GMT -5
I'm thinking what we have here are actually, the supposedly common, Knightia eoceana. I say "supposedly common" primarily because we don't find these here in the Catskills. In point of fact, we don't find much aside from quartz and schists, thus far, which Knightia eoceana are not found among, ergo, they are not common to me! :-) Great site link and I thank you! My world just became a little larger!
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 22, 2011 10:01:50 GMT -5
That antler has caught a lot of attention, Cathy!
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Post by talkingstones on Nov 23, 2011 6:52:42 GMT -5
I know! It is interesting because for being so rare, they're all over the internet. I've done some reading and the Carolinas and Florida seem to be the place to find them...which is consistent with the tagging on this one. They seem to find them in or near creeks down there. Florida seems to be a good state for fossiling in general so we might look into a vacation down there at some point.
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