Supporting amateur paleontology,member of the Peterborough Geological Palaeontological Group helping to secure local palaeontological heritage for museums all around the UK, synergistically working with palaeontologists/archeologists on excavations ( including drone photography )volunteer in the geology department at the Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery and Rutland County Museum.
https://outfossiling.com/
https://lnk.bio/outfossiling
I introduced @MaxMiechowski to my good friend Richard Forrest. I think we can agree the resulting collaboration is beautifully portrayed below in the #YouTube video 👇 #picoftheday #serene
#fossilhunter @guardian
https://youtu.be/2p5uiHdVeJA?si=EFHh3rY3_QEMkAUA
Out comes my reconstruction of a 'living' #belemnite replica to tackle a frequently asked #FossilFriday question. " What exactly are these pointy shaped fossils ". So, with my replica and a pointy shaped #fossil to hand from my collection. Reading out and rehearsing from the brilliant Discovering #Geology section of the British Geological Survey website. I open up those curious minds 😁
@AdamStuartSmith it's a "TARDIS" style museum, small outside - huge inside. With an eclectic collection, local history & archaeology. The fossils are quite a few, historically important imo, on loan from the Oakham school. With some cool looking pieces on display.
@AdamStuartSmith ha yes, thank you Adam, rushed the text without double checking 😕 now corrected 😁
#fossilfriday bones here an #Ichthyosaur show the majority of the animals pectoral girdle.Boxed individually, with a label that read the same. "from the Oxford Clay, Peterborough, Whittlsey, Kings Dyke."going by the labels we would assume the Ichthyosaur is Ophthalmosaurus.We will probably never know if they are associated as there was no further written info with them.They match in size, preservation and fit together so could well be. They would look great displayed together that's for sure.
Some ammonites (for example, this Kosmoceras jasoni) crushed shell in shale for #molluscmonday displayed sexual dimorphism, where the female (macroconch) of the species was larger than the male (microconch). It is thought that this was so the female could accommodate a brood of eggs within the shell.
#ammonite from the Callovian ( Middle Jurassic )
It's a crucial part of the gill structure and plays a role in both breathing and feeding.This is from the Oxford Clay and is crescent in shape exhibiting some interesting ornamenting.The structure and form of the preopercle is evolutionary significant and can be used to differentiate between different species and groups of teleosts.Currently researching the possible fish it came from.
Note:the pic in pic is just an example of the positioning of a fish preoperculum #fossilfriday
Some fossils are very difficult to collect from fissile shales. So I take my macro photography camera with me at all times, especially to capture the moment of a fresh shale split. One perfect photo opportunity was when my friend discovered this small delicate well preserved teleost fish preoperculum ( pictured ) A small, movable bone located in front of the operculum (gill cover) in fish. It's a crucial part of the gill structure and plays a role in both breathing and feeding. #FossilFriday
@AdamStuartSmith @WitcherClo @GeorgeTheGorilla that's fantastic, I'll most definitely let you know.
@outfossiling @WitcherClo @GeorgeTheGorilla Finished! Let me know when you visit and we can meet up. #fossil #NottNatHist #museum #FossilFriday
@AdamStuartSmith aren't they just 😊
Collected the #bivalve Bositra buchii for #molluscmonday only a few millimetres across I find them really fascinating. It was proposed that they were bysally attached to floating organic matter the so-called "pendant" life habit. An abundant species found at many horizons within the Oxford Clay.
@AdamStuartSmith @WitcherClo @GeorgeTheGorilla Brilliant Adam, I'll come visiting when the display cards are in.
@outfossiling @WitcherClo @GeorgeTheGorilla Yes! It's only a temporary display, which will stay for a year or so, but it is open to the public. New graphics are printed and will go into the case next week. Part of the Willow Hall ichthyosaur has also gone on permanent display next door in the Discovering Dinosaurs gallery.
Balance and poise. It's what curators are best known for ...right?
Today @WitcherClo helped me to fill a museum case with an array of Oxford Clay fossils. Part of a temporary display we're working on to show the journey of prehistoric sea creatures from Jurassic Sea Floor to Museum Store.
@GeorgeTheGorilla
#NottNatHist #WollatonHall #fossils #museum #paleontology #FossilFriday
@AdamStuartSmith @WitcherClo @GeorgeTheGorilla has this area been officially launched yet 😁