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Jennifer Bauer posted a new activity comment 5 years, 6 months ago
5 years, 6 months ago5 years, 6 months ago“Hi, Jen – I donated this specimen to the Virginia Museum of Natural History last year, so I can’t get another pic of it. IIRC the top of the cups were heavily oxidized, but my contact at VMNH is a myFossil member, Alex Hastings – he may be able to help. It’s a pretty specimen, fer sure.”
Thanks for the response, @jeff-nolder. It is great t…[Read more]
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Dr. Ronny Maik Leder posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
6 years, 10 months ago6 years, 10 months agoyes Alex @alexander-hastings, I got the job. I am the Director General of the Natural History Museum of the City of Leipzig. Yesterday we were celebrating my first 6 months of being in charge, which means that I have successfully passed the period of probation now. See the picture of me celebrating with the team and flowers in orange and blue,…[Read more]
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Dr. Ronny Maik Leder posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
6 years, 10 months ago6 years, 10 months agohey Alex @alexander-hastings, best wishes from Michael Stache! I met him a few weeks ago at the annual meeting of German taxidermists and he will probably work for me and the Museum in Leipzig creating a huge sculpture symbolising the trophic food chain. How is it in Virginia? Any plans for visiting Germany in the near future? If so please stop b…[Read more]
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Jeff Nolder replied to the topic On the Rocks in the forum Paleontology Field Stories 6 years, 11 months ago
6 years, 11 months ago6 years, 11 months agoHowdy, Eleanor. I’d be happy to moderate a forum that will likely require little moderation but generate lots of hoots. I have a few stories that may be of some interest. Right now I’m waiting to see if @alexander-hastings got the Archie specimen; it was supposed to arrive in Martinsville today. Story tonight…
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Lisa Lundgren posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
6 years, 11 months ago6 years, 11 months agoGo Gators! @alexander-hastings, looks like you’re getting a nice specimen for the museum! @jeff-nolder what interested you in sending it off to the museum?
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I got tired of the neat stuff sitting in my basement. Some of it is going to Carnegie, but this one os from VA, and @nathan-newell told me about VMNH. I contacted them and Alex was interested. Lotsa Archies in the Virginia Cambrian, but they’re not often this well-preserved. I’d like this stuff to be available.
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Thanks again, Jeff, we’ll be glad to have it! As you say, it’s a really nice example, and unlike a lot of donations you have a pretty good idea where it came from, so it will definitely be useful. Slight correction, I’m the Curator for Paleontology here at the VMNH, not the director, but thanks for the “promotion”!
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Eleanor Gardner posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
7 years, 1 month ago7 years, 1 month agoA month ago, Dr. Shuhai Xiao of Virginia Tech gave an interesting talk at the Florida Museum of Natural History. If you’d like to view his presentation, you may watch it here: http://www.myfossil.org/video-tutorials/#shuhai
FYI- @vperez@rleder@smoran@sholte@llundgren @jeanette-pirlo@djehret@alexander-hastings
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Kent Crippen posted an update in the group Welcome Committee 7 years, 2 months ago
7 years, 2 months ago7 years, 2 months agoWelcome to @alexander-hastings, newest members of the myFOSSIL community!
It is definitely a great fossil! This is now VMNH 99286. Once I figure out how, I can post a picture in top view.
Thanks, Alex! If it is easier you can send me a photo and I can add it to Jeff’s original post =] [email protected]