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Mike Viney replied to the topic Mold, Cast and Steinkern in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 5 months ago
3 years, 5 months ago3 years, 5 months ago<span class=”atwho-inserted” contenteditable=”false” data-atwho-at-query=”@John-chri”>@john-christian</span>, @rleder, @bdattilo, @bmacfadden, @crobins, @rebecca-freeman, <span class=”atwho-inserted” contenteditable=”false” data-atwho-at-query=”@jkallmeyer“>@jkallmeyer</span>
Hi
My name is Mike Viney (@mike-viney) and I am new to myFOSSIL. I…[Read more]
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Eleanor Gardner posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
6 years, 6 months ago6 years, 6 months agoAlso, I wanted to share this neat article that recently came across my feed. @llundgren, @jeanette-pirlo, @lmccall, @jkallmeyer, @bdattilo, @jbauer, @cferrara, @lcone – I thought you all might appreciate this!
https://phys.org/news/2017-10-scientists-enigmatic-species-utah-million.html
Julien Kimmig is the invertebrate paleontology c…[Read more]
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Thanks – great article.
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Excellent! The story says Llyod Gunther gave thousands of specimens to KU. @egardner have you seen any of his other fossils?
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@llundgren – Not that I’m aware of, but we have 10.2 million specimens spread across 7 buildings on campus sooooo… one day, I’m sure! lol
A quick search on “Gunther” in the invert paleo database shows many donated by Lloyd and his family: https://collections.biodiversity.ku.edu/KUInvertPaleo/
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Eleanor Gardner posted an update 7 years, 2 months ago
7 years, 2 months ago7 years, 2 months agoHi, everyone! Don’t forget to join us for the second installment of the Women in Paleontology webinar series tonight at 7pm Eastern. Dr. Brenda Hunda from the Cincinnati Museum Center is our featured speaker. Her talks promises to be great! 🙂
Dry Dredgers and friends, show your support! @jkallmeyer, @kyle-hartshorn, @bheimbrock, @david-meyer, [Read more]
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Eleanor Gardner started the topic Northeastern/North-Central GSA in Pittsburgh, PA in the forum Upcoming Opportunities 7 years, 3 months ago
7 years, 3 months ago7 years, 3 months agoWho all from the myFOSSIL community is going to the Northeastern/North-Central GSA joint section meeting in Pittsburgh, PA, this coming March? The FOSSIL Project is hosting a special full-day theme session highlighting partnerships between amateurs and professionals — it should be a great conference!
I know that the following folks will be…[Read more]
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Jack Kallmeyer replied to the topic Mold, Cast and Steinkern in the forum What Is It? 7 years, 3 months ago
7 years, 3 months ago7 years, 3 months ago@rleder, @bdattilo, @bmacfadden, @crobins, @rebecca-freeman, @dave-carlson
I stick by my previously submitted quote from Grabau. Your clam on the right in your image is an internal mold, i.e., it was made from the original shell by an infilling of mud. This is a steinkern. If you coated it with a silicone compound you will have a cast of the…[Read more]
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Eleanor Gardner replied to the topic FOSSIL Project/Dry Dredgers Mini-Conference, June 3-6, 2016 in the forum Upcoming Opportunities 7 years, 4 months ago
7 years, 4 months ago7 years, 4 months ago@jkallmeyer recently informed me of the sad news that myFOSSIL member @robert-marsh passed away on November 30, 2016. Bob participated in the Cincinnati Mini Conference this past June and his love for fossil collecting was highly evident. Due to health complications, he was unable to clamber over the rocks at our various field trip stops, but Bo…[Read more]
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Eleanor Gardner started the topic Fossil Specialties + Contacts in the forum What Is It? 7 years, 6 months ago
7 years, 6 months ago7 years, 6 months agoNeed specific help? Try contacting the following folks based upon their specialty:
General Fossil Help
Eleanor Gardner @egardner
Ronny Leder @rleder
Sean Moran @smoran
Sharon Holte @sholte
Jon Cartier @jon-cartier
Daniel Killam @daniel-killam
Justin Tweet @justin-tweet
Walter Stein @walter-stein
Dava Butler @dbutler
Invertebrates:
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Eleanor Gardner commented on Sue Hirschfeld‘s Fossil #012793 7 years, 6 months ago
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Bruce MacFadden replied to the topic FOSSIL Webinar Series in the forum Upcoming Opportunities 7 years, 7 months ago
7 years, 7 months ago7 years, 7 months ago@jayson-kowinsky
@lcone
@rleder
@kyle-hartshorn
@gsantos
@taorminalepore
@robertross
@alycia-stigall
@peg-yacobucci
@mgibson
@bdeline
@bdattilo
@egardner
@cgrant
@vperez
@llundgrenThanks to Jayson for starting the webinar series on such a positive note! At its peak, we had 68 participants on-line at the same time. Way to go Jayson!!
I’m looking…[Read more]
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Eleanor Gardner replied to the topic Upcoming Meetings in the forum Upcoming Opportunities 7 years, 8 months ago
7 years, 8 months ago7 years, 8 months ago@taorminalepore, @gsantos – The GSA 2016 national meeting is coming up quick! Will we see you there?
A large portion of the FOSSIL team (@bmacfadden, @rleder, @vperez, @llundgren, @kcrippen) will be there! 🙂
Anybody else? @bdattilo, @rebecca-freeman? Any Dry Dredgers, @jkallmeyer? Any Dallas Paleo members, @rodney-wise? What about Colorado…[Read more]
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Eleanor Gardner posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
7 years, 11 months ago7 years, 11 months agoCheck out the most recent peer-reviewed paper written by members of the FOSSIL Project team and let us know what you think! http://tinyurl.com/zq8p4lt
@lmccall, @cferrara, @lcone, @rmanning, @jkallmeyer, @bdattilo, @rebecca-freeman, @bheimbrock, @joyce-drakeford -
Jack Kallmeyer posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
7 years, 11 months ago7 years, 11 months ago@egardner @rmanning@cferrara@bdattilo@david-meyer@lcone@lmccall We’re very much looking forward to seeing all of our FOSSIL buddies that we’ve met at previous FOSSIL events. I’ve been bragging about the Cincinnatian fossils and the way the Dry Dredgers work with professionals for a long time so I am excited for our visitors to see that in action.
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It will be a great mini-conference, @jkallmeyer! Really looking forward to the field trips and learning more about Paleozoic invertebrates!
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Eleanor Gardner replied to the topic FOSSIL Project/Dry Dredgers Mini-Conference, June 3-6, 2016 in the forum Upcoming Opportunities 7 years, 11 months ago
7 years, 11 months ago7 years, 11 months agoPerhaps we can discuss this hot-off-the-presses publication at the mini-conference too! MacFadden et al., 2016
What do you think, @bdattilo; @jkallmeyer; @rleder?
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Eleanor Gardner replied to the topic in the forum Benjamin Dattilo 8 years ago
8 years ago8 years agoI think this is an interesting idea. It might also be a good teaching tool of sorts for K-12 teachers. Let’s get some more input…
@bmacfadden, @taorminalepore, @llundgren, @rleder, @bdattilo, @cferrara, @lmccall, @walter-stein, @cathy-young, @joyce-drakeford, @julie-niederkorn, @skillingsworth, @mhendrickson – What do you think?
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Dr. Ronny Maik Leder replied to the topic Mold, Cast and Steinkern in the forum What Is It? 8 years ago
8 years ago8 years ago@bdattilo, @bmacfadden, @crobins, @john-christian, @rebecca-freeman,
I agree with Jack’s comment, there is no need to make it more complicated. Grabau’s definition is very good and I guess since he was half German he should have known the meaning of Steinkern also very well 😉
Btw: with this section: “… Occasionally the space between the two…[Read more]
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John Christian replied to the topic Mold, Cast and Steinkern in the forum What Is It? 8 years ago
8 years ago8 years ago@rleder, @bdattilo, @bmacfadden, @crobins, @rebecca-freeman, @jkallmeyer
Thanks for everyone’s help.
Using suggestions provided by you and information from other sources, I am creating a set of definitions and rules to help everyone determine if a fossil is a mold or a cast. I am interested in making the definitions and rules better, clearer and…[Read more]
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John Christian replied to the topic Mold, Cast and Steinkern in the forum What Is It? 8 years ago
8 years ago8 years agoThanks Benjamin,
So to simplify, a cast is made only against a mold. Right? A mold is only made by direct contact with the original fossil. Correct? Therefor my steinkern is an internal mold since it formed against the original shell… right?
I am a little confused by your use of “positive” and “negative” in reference to impressions. Does “po…[Read more]
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John Christian started the topic Mold, Cast and Steinkern in the forum What Is It? 8 years ago
8 years ago8 years agoI consider steinkerns formed from sediment that entered a hollow natural object (such as a bivalve) to always be internal molds. Am I correct?
If a hollow natural object (bivalve) is not filled by sediment but is later filled by a precipitated mineral such as calcite then the calcite should be considered an internal cast when the original s…[Read more]
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John Christian started the topic Mold, Cast and Steinkern in the forum What Is It? 8 years ago
8 years ago8 years agoI consider steinkerns formed from sediment that entered a hollow natural object (such as a bivalve) to always be internal molds. Am I correct?
If a hollow natural object (bivalve) is not filled by sediment but is later filled by a precipitated mineral such as calcite then the calcite should be considered an internal cast when the original s…[Read more]
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Eleanor Gardner started the topic Field Work Photos in the forum Pictures In The Field 8 years, 1 month ago
8 years, 1 month ago8 years, 1 month agoTo start things off, here are a couple shots of me doing field work at a site in The Bahamas. In the first photo, I am pictured screen-washing sediment for small vertebrate material. In the second picture, I am examining disarticulated avian skeletal material preserved inside a cave. One of my favorite field experiences!
Looking forward to…[Read more]
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