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Charming Dragonfly Fossils from the Miocene of Italy |
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Name:
Libellula
(dragonfly “skimmer”) Age: Upper Miocene Size: The plate size is 1 3/4” x 4 1/2”. The individuals are 7/8” and 3/4” in length. Fossil Location: Piedmont area, Italy Comments: According to the dealer that I acquired this insect plate from, there is only one collector of these lovely dragonfly larvae. He has access to a special shale outcrop in the foothills of the Alps where he quarries them. The thin plate has three complete specimens aesthetically arranged. The detail is excellent, with eye-catching visual appeal. Libellula is a genus of dragonflies, commonly called Skimmers. Many of the members of this genus are brightly colored or have banded wings. Price: $225.00 Code PFC3 - Free postage in the USA - Purchase |
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Large Colorful Ordovician Starfish Fossils Association |
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Name:
Ophiura
sp. Cystoid sp. Age: Ordovician Size: The starfish is 6” in length arm to arm. The cystoid is 1 ½” in length. Fossil Location: Kataoua Formation, Blekus, Morocco Comments: This is a grand seafloor association plate featuring the large well-preserved starfish. Abundant other fossil hash, including cystoids, a brachiopod and other unidentified remains are scattered about the plate. Price: $175.00 Code PFC6 - Free postage in the USA - Purchase |
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Plumulites Annelid Feathery Worm Fossil |
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Plumulites Order: Turrilepadomorpha Family: Plumulititidae Age: Ordovician (Machaeridian Size: The fossil is 2” in length on a small irregular shaped plate. Fossil Location: Lower Ktaova, Mecissi, Morocco Comments: Plumulites was a slug like Metazoan, or, armored worm. The armoured annelid worm is the relative of the modern-day earthworm, leech and bristleworm. They have only recently been quarried and brought to the fossil market place. Generally, the preservation of the fossils is sketchy and poor, as they were soft-bodied. This particular specimen is well preserved presenting a bright rust/orange patina, displaying excellent detail of the feathery appendages. It fully exhibits the complete body, including the tapered head and tail. The spinal cord is clearly evident. The plate was cracked and repaired. Price: $185.00 Code PFC8 - Free postage in the USA - Purchase |
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Dragonfly larvae Fossils from the Miocene of Italy |
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Name:
Libellula
(dragonfly “skimmer”) Age: Upper Miocene Size: The plate size is 4 1/2” x 4”. The individuals are 3/4” in length. Fossil Location: Piedmont area, Italy Comments: According to the dealer that I acquired this insect plate from, there is only one collector of these lovely dragonfly larvae. He has access to a special shale outcrop in the foothills of the Alps where he quarries them. The thin plate has three complete specimens aesthetically arranged. The detail is excellent, with eye-catching visual appeal. Libellula is a genus of dragonflies, commonly called Skimmers. Many of the members of this genus are brightly colored or have banded wings. Price: $225.00 Code PFC9 - Free postage in the USA - Purchase |
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Enigmatic Eldonia Fossil with Gut Track Preserved |
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Name:
Eldonia
berbera Superhylum: Ambulacraria Family: Eldoniidae Age: Ordovician Size: (25.4mm=1 inch): The Eldonia is 3 5/8” in diameter on a small limestone plate. Location: Mecissi Region, Morocco Description: Eldonia is an extinct soft-bodied animal of unknown affinity. Walcott originally described them from his diggings at the Burgess Shale in Canada. These fossils are still under debate as to whether they are related to the jellyfish, or, are other soft-bodied animal. Eldonia are disc shaped, like a Frisbee, with strands radiating out from the center. On some of the well-preserved specimens, a distinct C-shaped gut track is easily visible. It is well-defined, 3D, with good color and contrast. Price: $115.00 Code PFC10 - Free postage in the USA - Purchase |
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Enigmatic Eldonia berbera Fossils with Gut Track Preserved |
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Name:
Eldonia
berbera Superhylum: Ambulacraria Family: Eldoniidae Age: Ordovician Size: (25.4mm=1 inch): The Eldonias are 2 3/16 to 3 1/8” in diameter, on a 7 ¼ x 7 ¼” limestone plate. Location: Mecissi Region, Morocco Description: Eldonia is an extinct soft-bodied animal of unknown affinity. Walcott originally described them from his diggings at the Burgess Shale in Canada. These fossils are still under debate as to whether they are related to the jellyfish, or, are other soft-bodied animal. Eldonia are disc shaped, like a Frisbee, with strands radiating out from the center. On some of the well-preserved specimens, a distinct C-shaped gut track is easily visible. One specimen (far right) appears to be showing the gut track. It is well defined, 3D, with good color and contrast. Price: $230.00 Code PFC5 - Free postage in the USA - Purchase |
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Rare Camarocarcinus Fossil Crab from North Dakota |
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Name:
Camarocarcinus
arnesoni Age: Pliocene Size: (25.4mm=1 inch): Location: Cannonball Formation, Burleigh County, North Dakota Comments: This specimen is represented by the full carapace only. Please see this link for a Journal of Paleontology article giving extensive background on this genus: see: https://www.dmr.nd.gov/ndgs/out%20of%20print/miscellaneous%20series/miscellaneous_11.pdf Price: $75.00 - Code PFD60 - Free postage in the USA - Purchase |
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Colorful Starfish Fossils |
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Name:
Ophiura
sp Age: Ordovician Size: The starfish are 7” and 5 ½” in length arm to arm. The plate size is 14 x 9 Location: Kataoua Formation, Blekus, Morocco Comments: This is a grand seafloor association plate featuring two large, well-preserved starfish. Abundant other fossil hash, is scattered about the plate. The plate is a real eye catcher and would make a wonderful décor, or, collection centerpiece. Price: $235.00 - Code PFC4 - Free postage in the USA - Purchase |
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Uncommon Parapinnixa miocenica Crab from California |
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Name:
Parapinnixa
miocenica (Rathbun 1932) Age: Miocene Size: Crab fossil is 1 3/16” in width on a small shall plate Location: Monterey Formation, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo Co., California Comments: Offered is the rarest of the genus Parapinnixia species. It was recently discovered at a new location of the Monterey Shale in San Luis County. It’s the first to come into my possession. Note the fine preservation, detail and contrast of this pos/neg specimen. Price: $65.00 Code PFC13 - Free postage in the USA - Purchase |
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Excellent Oregon Crab Orbitoplax in Concretion |
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Name:
Orbitoplax
stephonsoni Age: Eocene – Looking Glass Formation Size: (25.4mm=1 inch): Specimen is 50 mm in width by 27 in length Location: Gold Beach, Oregon Comments: This is very well preserved specimen of Orbitoplax. Both arms and claws are exquisitely preserved. Five residual legs are present. The specimen exhibits a tan/brown color set off nicely against the light gray background concretion. It was discovered by cracking the concretion in which it was residing for many millions of years. The concretion was then re-glued and painstakingly curated with air abrasion. (The positive never splits cleanly from the negative in these concretions.) Many hours of skilled work are required to prepare one of these crab concretions. Price: $235.00 Code PFD36 - Free postage in the USA - Purchase |
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