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Jim Chandler

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Jim Chandler

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Bryant Pond, ME
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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic Can anyone identify this? Thanks! in the forum What Is It? 3 weeks ago

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    Where did you find it? Mostly they are casts of some kind of Gastropoda (snail). But the location and something in the picture for scale ( a coin or ruler) will give more clues as to its identification.

     

     

    Jim Chandler

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic Pseudo fossil on a home generator box: in the forum Pictures In The Field 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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    <p style=”direction: ltr;”>Great jobs Louis,</p>
    What is the matrix and what holds it together?

     

    Jim

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic Found in a Silurian period hillside in the forum What Is It? 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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    Hi Bill,

    It looks most likely to be ripple marks. Here are some references I found:

    Ripple marks and trace fossils in the Rose Hill Formation

    I would certainly contact this geology professor as he seems knowledgeable in the…[Read more]

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic Dino tracks? in the forum What Is It? 9 months, 2 weeks ago

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    It could also be a pseudo-fossil.  What kind of rock is it?

    Jim Chandler

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic Dino tracks? in the forum What Is It? 9 months, 2 weeks ago

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    Looks promising.   Look at a geological bedrock map of your area to see if your area has bedrock for the time of dinosaurs. Show it to a paleontologist in your area. Put a coin or ruler in your picture for scale.

    Jim Chandler

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic What kind of productida brachiopod is this? in the forum What Is It? 1 year, 11 months ago

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    Hi Dave,

    Cool fossil!  I am an amateur like you. I did some searching on the web and found an article about brachiopods with spines. Perhaps the author has the knowledge you are after. Also there are some references about identifying similar brachiopods you mentioned. Good luck hunting let me know what you find…[Read more]

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic What Is it? in the forum What Is It? 2 years, 4 months ago

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    Hello Apostoulos,

     

    “Horn coral. Horn coral, any coral of the order Rugosa, which first appeared in the geologic record during the Ordovician Period, which began <b>488 million years ago</b>; the Rugosa persisted through the Permian Period, which ended <b>251 million years ago</b>. (Britannica Encyclopedia)”  I know virtually next to nothing…[Read more]

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic What Is it? in the forum What Is It? 2 years, 4 months ago

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    Possibly a horn coral. Where did you find them?

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic Ordovician/Silurian Canal Rocks in the forum What Is It? 3 years ago

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    Perhaps this is a calyx.  Good eye to  pick up this subtle detail. However it is too indistinct to be sure it is a calyx.  Check out some images of better preserved calyx at:https://www.google.com/search?q=crinoid+calyx&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi43eLPlP7YAhXHg-AKHX30CVoQ_AUICigB&biw=1280&bih=630#imgrc=_

     

    Jim

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic Ordovician/Silurian Canal Rocks in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 1 month ago

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    Most definitely crinoids. You could probably also find them in a nearby outcrop.

    Jim

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic What is it? in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 2 months ago

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    Hi Gail,  I have not collected any fossils in the West so I am not very familiar with fossils in that area.  My best guess to get the discussion going is that it is a bone of some kind. (maybe a hoof, but I am very much guessing.)  If I found a similar fossil in a marine sediment I might be tempted to call it a coral, but I think it may be a bo…[Read more]

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic Posters from Fossils for Teachers Professional Development in the forum K-12 Fossils and Lessons Forum 3 years, 6 months ago

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    No poster was attached. I see it now.  Thanks.

     

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic Ordovician, southwestern Wisconsin, in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 8 months ago

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    The “Poka-dotted” fossils in photos 1&2 are bryozoans.

    Jim

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic Unknown theropod tooth in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 9 months ago

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    Here are some good guides to dinosaur…[Read more]

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic T. Rex Bone Fragment?? in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 9 months ago

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    It is probably not possible with a small piece to identify a dinosaur bone to this level.  There is a good discussion of this on the fossil forum:

    http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/38748-could-this-be-real-t-rex-bone/

    My only direct experience with dinosaur bones was on a tour of the Gobi desert.  We were told if you licked a rock a…[Read more]

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    Jim Chandler started the topic Just watched the video of Tara in the forum Women in Paleontology Forum 4 years ago

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    Tara did a wonderful job.  She is a great mentor.  I love the schools she teaches and has taught at. What a wonderful way to involve students in hands-on science.  It is also nice to highlight paleontology in the Northeast.

     

     

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic Name that oyster or Ostreidae!!! in the forum What Is It? 4 years, 1 month ago

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    I agree. Where can we go for oysters?

     

    Jim

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    Jim Chandler replied to the topic AMMP Videos in the forum Fossil Prep Tips & Tricks Forum 4 years, 1 month ago

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    Yes thanks.

    Jim

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