FOSSILS--- An Ancient Alternative

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Bought this one today at the Tucson show. It's about 5 inches long. Preparation by Horst Burkard.

 

Very cool ...

How old is that new addition, JBG?

 

360 to 400-ish million years ago.

 

Whoa, that's even before Bing's time!!

Very cool

... if I happen to come across something cool while we're mining, maybe I'll give you first dibs, my friend? (we're mining at almost 5,000 feet below surface at the moment!!)

pretty cool, eh?

 

Mind if I jump on this thread and ask if anyone can say if this looks authentic or not? If it does or doesn't, please let me know why you think that so I can learn. It's about the size of my thumb (I apologize for not putting something in for reference). I just picked it up today in a local market in Germany. Thank you!

 

If it's a cast it looks like you bought the mold too!! I've never seen matrix like that but that doesn't it's not real.

It's just like coins. Look for the bubbles under magnifications. Little indents. Round.

Also, is there an attribution? Genus and species and location of find?

 

Thanks for the info. I couldn't find any said bubbles, but I truthfully don't know what they should look like. Close ups below. I didn't ask where it was found. I asked the lady at the stand how I could know the fossil was real. She said she honestly had no idea and that she bought them from a reputable dealer and has worked with him for over 30 years no issues. Could she have lied? Sure. But for 25€ I risked it. I'm afraid I didn't ask where it came from.

 

Here are some of my fossils....

 

I am upset! NO petrified BUTTERFLIES??? None even GOLD-PLATED??? dissappointed in you son...

 

I wish!

Here are two of my ornithopters victoriae regis males from Gaudalcanal/Solomons
#1 normal male = $400US
#2 "golden" abberant male= $50000US/ same price as a FDC aureus Commodus

 

Post a bunch more of the Butterflies so that @Sallent will puke...

 

OK....
Here is what most people except Sallent would consider the most beautifull butterfly from Prinz Alexander Mountain Range/Papua New Guinea
1. MALE ornithoptera paradisea paradisea "blue form"
2. FEMALE same butterfly.....but pretty ulgy compared to male counterpart.

 

Very nice!

 

panzerdawg => think I can get some cash for these Manitoba fish-flies?



They're usually just bad for a week or so a year ... but some years they're fricken awful!!

 

LOL, HOLY-CRAPPIE!!!

 

I don't know what to say....thats almost a "Biblical Infestation" I had never heard of these critters. I knew Manitoba had "Mosquito" problems, but fish flies on that of that....I really feel bad for you. Well, at least you now have a Conservative Premier

 

Yah, they're kinda gross ...

Ummm, but on the up-side => it feeds the Goldeye pickerel

 

C'mon Steve! That is Protein! You should be making some cool Portuguese Paella's with that!!! Don't be wasting that!

 

Our "pickeral" aka walleye love frogs! We use that and small perch as bait to catch them....works way better then lures.