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Bill Heimbrock

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Bill Heimbrock

@bheimbrock
Cincinnati, OH
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    MacKenzie Smith posted a new activity comment 1 year, 11 months ago

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    @chase-grim so looking at macrostrat.org it looks like that area is Ordovician-Silurian in age meaning it not likely a plant since we don’t see a lot of land plants until the Devonian. My guess would be an animal (or animal colony) like graptolite, bryozoan or even some sort of echinoderm since they too can have branching appendages. I’m going to…[Read more]

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    Jennifer Bauer wrote a new post, NAPC Embraces Amateur Paleontology 2 years, 11 months ago

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    by Bill Heimbrock, Cincinnati Dry Dredgers (@bheimbrock)

    Amateur paleontologists are welcome and encouraged to give talks at the North American Paleontological Convention. NAPC is held every 4 or 5 years. […]

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    Jennifer Bauer replied to the topic FOSSIL Newsletter in the forum FOSSIL Sustainability 3 years ago

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    Hi, @joyce-drakeford

    It would be excellent if you would be the lead coordinator. I think you will still need to recruit several volunteers to help manage the content. So, we have an ad going out in the next Dry Dredgers bulletin – thanks to @bheimbrock – and we have a social media announcement for volunteers that is going out on Monday.…[Read more]

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    Jennifer Bauer replied to the topic FOSSIL Newsletter in the forum FOSSIL Sustainability 3 years ago

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    After some emails with @bheimbrock & @jkallmeyer here is a distilled version of what we think would be needed for the newsletter:

    1. A coordinator to moderate and keep track of articles, other volunteers, coordinate with social media volunteers etc.
    2. Someone who uploads the posts to the website, will require some WordPress familiarity
    3. 1-3…

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    Jennifer Bauer replied to the topic How do you use "@" to tag a member in a discussion? in the forum Help Forum 3 years ago

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    Sorry we were slow on this @bheimbrock! Tagging can be tricky depending on when the user joined. Us older member have just our first initial and our last name whereas everyone else is hyphenated. My go to is to start by typing in the first name and if the dropdown doesn’t have the user I’m looking for I try the first initial or search under the…[Read more]

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    Jennifer Bauer replied to the topic FOSSIL Newsletter in the forum FOSSIL Sustainability 3 years ago

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    Thanks, @bheimbrock. I’ll look out for your email.

    Yes – I 100% agree – we need to get the conversation moving if this is something that the community finds valuable!! Any one interested in contributing or helping organize please connect with us in this thread!

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    Jack Kallmeyer replied to the topic FOSSIL Newsletter in the forum FOSSIL Sustainability 3 years ago

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    @jbauer@bheimbrock  I could put a plea in the next DD bulletin but it won’t come out until mid-September.  My only other option is a mass email to DD members ahead of that.

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    Jack Kallmeyer replied to the topic FOSSIL Newsletter in the forum FOSSIL Sustainability 3 years ago

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    @bheimbrock Hey Bill! Don’t be trying to replace me as Dry Dredgers bulletin editor.  I like doing that  🙂

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    Jennifer Bauer replied to the topic FOSSIL Newsletter in the forum FOSSIL Sustainability 3 years ago

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    Hi, all –

    @bheimbrock– yes, we understand everyone is strapped for time. To be frank, the newsletter took up a lot of time – mostly concerning emailing people requesting them to write for us (and then reminding and reminding). But the way we had been running the newsletter can certainly change depending on the motivations and time of people…[Read more]

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    Jennifer Bauer posted a new activity comment 3 years ago

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    @matthew-croxton – I think this may be Protaraea – maybe @bheimbrock could confirm since my Cincinnatian knowledge is a bit dusty at this point.

    http://drydredgers.org/thumb_by_coral.htm#Protaraea

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      Bill Heimbrock replied 3 years ago

      As I always say, location information is critical to correctly identifying a fossil specimen. It this specimen was found on a Richmondian Stage formation in the Cincinnati Arch, then it’s probably Protaraea richmondensis.

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        Matt Croxton replied 3 years ago

        It was indeed in the Cincinnati Arch, although I’m hazy on which locality. Apologies for not being able to provide more specific information.

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    Jack Kallmeyer replied to the topic FOSSIL Newsletter in the forum FOSSIL Sustainability 3 years ago

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    @jbauer  @bheimbrock Bill is the only Dredger I know who has the talent to do this.  I don’t know about his availability though.  Maybe Bill can suggest others.

    Jack

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    Sadie Mills posted an image in the group Group logo of NAPCNAPC from the myFOSSIL app 3 years, 1 month ago

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    @bheimbrock presents in the Two to Tango Symposium at NAPC!

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    Jennifer Bauer posted a new activity comment 3 years, 6 months ago

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    @bheimbrock – thanks for chiming in. That’s what I identified several others as from this region but I wasn’t sure about this one. It was much larger than the rest. Thank you for the link!

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    Jennifer Bauer posted a new activity comment 3 years, 7 months ago

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    @bheimbrock – I used this book constantly during my MS! It’s such a great resource. When I was posting I tried looking it up online, there is someone selling them on amazon but I would want the money to go to CMC. I would buy a new edition in a heart beat! I’m sure it will eventually happen but who knows when.

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    Jennifer Bauer posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago

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    I only know of one species of Orthonybyoceras – O. dyeri. In the same family is Treptoceras duseri. I’m not entirely sure how to best distinguish between them and I think they both can be found in the Grant Lake Fm. Any advice from other Ordovician folks? @jkallmeyer@kyle-hartshorn@bheimbrock

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      Bill Heimbrock replied 3 years, 10 months ago

      My apologies for not replying sooner. No reply for me means “I don’t know”. At times, these two were thought to be synonymous. I think that Treptoceras is more common and has a wider range. I’ll have to look dig into some siphuncle photos and see if I can tell the difference. Thanks for asking! @jbauer @matthew-croxton

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    Jennifer Bauer commented on Matt Croxton‘s Fossil #006436 3 years, 11 months ago

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    Could this be a worn Constellaria species – a bryozoan – rather than a coral? Did @jkallmeyer or @bheimbrock ever check this out? Some good photos of Ordovician bryozoans can be found here: http://drydredgers.org/bryo1.htm

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      Jack Kallmeyer replied 3 years, 11 months ago

      I agree with Bill – Protarea richmondensis – a coral

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    Eleanor Gardner posted a new activity comment 5 years, 4 months ago

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    Hi, @marie-vahue! You might want to chat with @bheimbrock, as he has an excellent system for organizing and curating his fossil collection. In terms of a citizen science project, I wonder if you might want to get in contact with @dkrisher as he’s working on a database project for the Devonian fossils of Western NY.

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      Bill Heimbrock replied 5 years, 4 months ago

      Hi @marie-vahue! You should first read the description of my methods in the “Curation of Curation of Personal Collections” topic. Here’s the URL – http://www.myfossil.org/forums/topic/curation-of-personal-collections-2/

      Also, Cool! You are collecting Penn Dixie Brachs! If I ever get back there to Penn Dixie in my lifetime, I’m going straight to…[Read more]

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        Marie Vahue replied 5 years, 4 months ago

        Wow Bill! You certainly had a great day at Penn Dixie! I am excited as PD has hired a paleontologist who specializes in Brachiopods. I am sure I will be peppering her with questions!

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    Eleanor Gardner posted an update 5 years, 5 months ago

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    Hi, 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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    Hunter Thurmond started the topic Microscope for fossils in the forum Digitizing, Photographing, and Curating Fossils 5 years, 6 months ago

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    http://www.amscope.com/3-5x-90x-zoom-trinocular-stereo-microscope-with-table-pillar-stand.html?gclid=CIDZrMr4g9ICFZxMDQodh3YH7A

     

    What do you all think about this microscope with camera attatchment for photographing fossils?

    @rleder, @vperez, @jkallmeyer, @bheimbrock

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    Hunter Thurmond replied to the topic Curation of Personal Collections in the forum Digitizing, Photographing, and Curating Fossils 5 years, 6 months ago

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    Thanks @bheimbrock awesome to get such an in depth response from a professional.  I’d like to point out I was considering putting some back and appreciate the advice NOT to.  And next time I’ll spend a bit more time examining on site.

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