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Dominik Niehaus

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Dominik Niehaus

@dominik-niehaus
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    Dominik Niehaus started the topic Foraminifer, maybe? in the forum What Is It? 8 months ago

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    I thought I’d try pointing my new USB microscope at some beach sand, and I think I actually discovered a foram. Not entirely sure, though, so I thought I’d ask y’all for input 🙂

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months ago

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    @samantha-ocon I hate to bother you, but you’re the only “official” person I know on here and that is clearly a spam bot. Does myfossil have a report function for those and I’ve simply missed it, or…?

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 2 weeks ago

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    @samantha-ocon Done and done. And thank you for your help, I don’t think there’s a fossil I’ve uploaded that you haven’t at least tried to help identify 🙂

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 2 weeks ago

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    That’s correct, though I think he was in one of the shafts adjacent to it. That whole area is basically hollowed out, I’ve heard somewhere that it’s a real issue because the ground keeps settling as the old mine shafts collapse, damaging buildings and such. Zollverein was the largest, though, and has been turned into a cultural heritage site since.

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    It does turn out that I was mistaken, however – F. Krantz was the founder of the store, which is now run by his descendants. Guess I better take off that name

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    @samantha-ocon given that it was collected in an active coal mine, I doubt it can be placed any more precisely than that – I can’t even ask my grandfather if he happens to know how deep they were digging at the time, he passed away years ago

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    @samantha-ocon I’m sorry, this is one fossil I know nothing about because I just bought it as a kid – I added a picture of the label just in case I misread it, though

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    @i-edwards I don’t know him personally, I just read his name on the label 😉

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    I already filled in the information from the label. Dr. Krantz runs the local geological supply store, so his ID should be reliable.

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    None. Usually I can fall back on the field reports I had to write, but that particular trip was structured differently and I had to give a presentation on the Nördlinger Ries instead. Best I can remember, I collected it somewhere in southern Germany.

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    @samantha-ocon I’m not 100% sure I got the same individual, there are several in this piece, but hopefully the lighting helps increase the contrast a bit.

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    @samantha-ocon done, hope it helps

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    @samantha-ocon yup. I’m very annoyed that I can’t place it, it’s probably one of the nicest pieces I’ve ever found

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    @samantha-ocon sorry, no, this is about all of it

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    @samantha-ocon would if I could, but this one’s glued into the case – there really aren’t more angles available

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    @samantha-ocon I’ve done my best, hope it helps

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    @Nathan-Newell Yup, that looks very similar – and according to a quick Google search, Neuropteris has been found in the Ruhr Area.

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    I added some close-ups of the leaves, but as I said, they’re not ferns but seed ferns – plants that look “fern-ish” in the fossil record but differ both in the structure of their leaves and the fact that they have seeds instead of spores.

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new specimen. 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    Dominik Niehaus has contributed specimen mFeM 68631 to myFOSSIL!

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      Sam Ocon replied 9 months, 3 weeks ago

      Hi, @Dominik-Niehaus. This is a very cool specimen! Is there any way you could take a clearer photo? I know it’s hard with this kind of matrix.

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      Dominik Niehaus replied 9 months, 3 weeks ago

      @samantha-ocon I’m not 100% sure I got the same individual, there are several in this piece, but hopefully the lighting helps increase the contrast a bit.

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      Sam Ocon replied 9 months, 3 weeks ago

      @Dominik-Niehaus, thank you! I’m tagging in @David-Clark!

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      David Clark replied 9 months, 3 weeks ago

      I don’t think this is an Acanthocrinus. That’s a Devonian genus found in the Hunsruck slate and New York exposures. This looks like a free swimming crinoid, Saccocoma, which is often found in the Solnhofen limestone. The pictures look like the positive and negative pieces. Very nice specimen!

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      Dominik Niehaus replied 9 months ago

      @samantha-ocon I hate to bother you, but you’re the only “official” person I know on here and that is clearly a spam bot. Does myfossil have a report function for those and I’ve simply missed it, or…?

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      Sam Ocon replied 9 months ago

      No problem, @Dominik-Niehaus. We’re aware of the spam problem and currently trying to wrangle it. I don’t believe there is a report function, but thank you for bringing this up to me. I will mention it to our team for future myFOSSIL updates. If you notice any other suspicious behavior, feel free to reach out to me, @Sadie-Mills, @mjones, or @macke…[Read more]

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    Dominik Niehaus posted a new specimen. 9 months, 3 weeks ago

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    Dominik Niehaus has contributed specimen mFeM 68628 to myFOSSIL!

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      Sam Ocon replied 9 months, 3 weeks ago

      Hi, @Dominik-Niehaus, could you upload a photo from a directly overhead angle? It would make it a little easier to make out this ammonoid.

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      Dominik Niehaus replied 9 months, 3 weeks ago

      @samantha-ocon done, hope it helps

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      Sam Ocon replied 9 months, 3 weeks ago

      Excellent! I’ll tag in @I-Edwards!

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