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Joseph Dumont

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Joseph Dumont

@joseph-dumont
Tampa, FL
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    Joseph Dumont posted a new activity comment 7 months ago

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    Hi @samantha-ocon Added some photo’s with scale bar and updated the information for the post-mortem feeding trace on the echinoid – Thanks!

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new specimen. 7 months ago

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    Joseph Dumont has contributed specimen mFeM 80247 to myFOSSIL!

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new activity comment 7 months, 1 week ago

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    Thanks @smoran – Added the additional information to this specimen – was not sure of the proper syntax when using cf. in the Classification Section – feel free to correct any mistakes I made.

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new specimen. 7 months, 1 week ago

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    Joseph Dumont has contributed specimen mFeM 75374 to myFOSSIL!

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      Sean Moran replied 7 months, 1 week ago

      Beautiful egg @joseph-dumont!! I assume this was collected from the Orella Mbr of the Brule Fm, could you add that to the lithostratigraphy if correct? Also, could record the closest town (if collected at one of the ranches near Toadstool Geologic Park we can go with Crawford)? This looks superficially similar to the egg described by Chandler and…[Read more]

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      Joseph Dumont replied 7 months, 1 week ago

      Thanks @smoran – Added the additional information to this specimen – was not sure of the proper syntax when using cf. in the Classification Section – feel free to correct any mistakes I made.

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      Sean Moran replied 7 months, 1 week ago

      Thanks @joseph-dumont! Honestly, I’m not sure either. The way you wrote it works just fine in my book.

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new activity comment 7 months, 1 week ago

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    Yes @samantha-ocon I will add some additional photos with a scale bar, it may take a couple of weeks to pull this fossil out of storage. Thanks, Joe.

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new activity comment 7 months, 1 week ago

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    @smoran Looks great!

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new activity comment 7 months, 1 week ago

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    @smoran Yes that would be great and could also add the museum reference number UF# 258410 – Thank you for your help.

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new activity comment 7 months, 1 week ago

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    Hi @mackenzie-ross-2 , @smoran , would you be able to unlock this specimen# 71758 so I could update the information. I heard back from Dr. Hulbert and he ID’ed this astragalus as belonging to Smilodon fatalis (UF# 258410). Thank you!

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new activity comment 7 months, 3 weeks ago

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    Hi @mackenzie-ross-2 , would you be able to unlock this specimen# 71758 so I could update the information. I heard back from Dr. Hulbert and he ID’ed this astragalus as belonging to Smilodon fatalis (UF# 258410). Thank you for all your help!

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new activity comment 8 months ago

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    Hi @smoran – just heard back from Dr. Hulbert and he ID’ed this astragalus as belonging to Smilodon fatalis (UF# 258410) – would you be able to unlock this specimen so I could update the information. Thank you for all your help!

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new activity comment 8 months, 1 week ago

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    @smoran Donation form filled out and located at http://www.myfossil.org/files/folder/donation-form/ – not sure if other settings required for link to work. Let me know what the best way to get the fossil to FLMNH, FedEx, USPS, or wait until the next time I’ll driving near the FLMNH. I could contact Dr. Hulbert if you like me to arrange the…[Read more]

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new activity comment 8 months, 2 weeks ago

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    @smoran data has been updated to the best of my knowledge – Thanks!

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new activity comment 8 months, 2 weeks ago

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    @smoran Thank you and everyone at Florida Museum for the time and effort in helping identifying this astragalus and the publication to read. This will provide a great starting point in learning more about astraglus from bears. Collecting fossils is fun, but ID’ing them, provides a much richer learning experience. The FLMNH is welcome to have this…[Read more]

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new activity comment 8 months, 3 weeks ago

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    Thanks @smoran!

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new activity comment 8 months, 3 weeks ago

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    Thank you @mackenzie-ross-2, @smoran would you be able to help in identifying this astragalus? It looks like an astraglus from a Smilidon, but I’m just guessing. Measurements length from the head to back = 51.3 mm, width near back of astragalus = 39.9 mm, height = 31.9 mm. Any help in ID this item would be greatly appreciated and thank you for your time.

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new specimen. 8 months, 3 weeks ago

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    Joseph Dumont has contributed specimen mFeM 71758 to myFOSSIL!

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      Mackenzie Ross replied 8 months, 3 weeks ago

      Hi there @joseph-dumont, @smoran might be able to help you narrow down this ID even further!

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      Joseph Dumont replied 8 months, 3 weeks ago

      Thank you @mackenzie-ross-2, @smoran would you be able to help in identifying this astragalus? It looks like an astraglus from a Smilidon, but I’m just guessing. Measurements length from the head to back = 51.3 mm, width near back of astragalus = 39.9 mm, height = 31.9 mm. Any help in ID this item would be greatly appreciated and thank you for your time.

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      Sean Moran replied 8 months, 3 weeks ago

      What a great specimen @joseph-dumont! It’s not screaming Smilodon to me, but it does bear some resemblance to Panthera. Let me get a second opinion and I’ll update you as soon as I hear. Great find!

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      Joseph Dumont replied 8 months, 3 weeks ago

      Thanks @smoran!

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      Sean Moran replied 8 months, 2 weeks ago

      @joseph-dumont I finally received a response from our Collections Manager at the Florida Museum. He says he thinks it’s too big to be Panthera onca (as I had suggested to him), but could be from a small bear. To my knowledge the only ursid known from the Peace is Tremarctos floridanus and even those are exceedingly rare (we only have three…[Read more]

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      Joseph Dumont replied 8 months, 2 weeks ago

      @smoran Thank you and everyone at Florida Museum for the time and effort in helping identifying this astragalus and the publication to read. This will provide a great starting point in learning more about astraglus from bears. Collecting fossils is fun, but ID’ing them, provides a much richer learning experience. The FLMNH is welcome to have this…[Read more]

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      Sean Moran replied 8 months, 2 weeks ago

      I completely agree @joseph-dumont! Thanks so much for generously offering to donate the specimen! I’ll reach out to the Collections Manager and see if he thinks the specimen has high enough research value that it would benefit the collection. In the meantime, could you update the data associated with the specimen to indicate the updated ID (and…[Read more]

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      Joseph Dumont replied 8 months, 2 weeks ago

      @smoran data has been updated to the best of my knowledge – Thanks!

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      Sean Moran replied 8 months, 1 week ago

      This is great! Thanks @joseph-dumont! Dr. Hulbert responded that the specimen would add scientifically to the Florida Museum collection and, if you are willing, a donation would be much appreciated. I’ll figure out a way to send you the donation form. (Does this link work?: http://www.myfossil.org/files/file/accession-form/) Thanks so much!

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      Joseph Dumont replied 8 months, 1 week ago

      @smoran Donation form filled out and located at http://www.myfossil.org/files/folder/donation-form/ – not sure if other settings required for link to work. Let me know what the best way to get the fossil to FLMNH, FedEx, USPS, or wait until the next time I’ll driving near the FLMNH. I could contact Dr. Hulbert if you like me to arrange the…[Read more]

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      Sean Moran replied 8 months, 1 week ago

      Thanks @joseph-dumont! The form shows up great for me. I’m not sure there is any real preference of how to get the specimen to the FLMNH. I’ll get in touch with Dr. Hulbert and let you know.

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      Sean Moran replied 8 months, 1 week ago

      Here’s what Dr. Hulbert says:

      I think they are all equally safe.

      If Fed-Ex or UPS, will need to use the street number address of Dickinson Hall: 1659 Museum Road;
      IF USPS, then should use the university PO Box system: PO Box 7800

      Everything else is the same:

      Richard Hulbert
      Street Address or PO Box
      Florida Museum of Natural H…[Read more]

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      Sean Moran replied 8 months, 1 week ago

      Thanks again for your generosity @joseph-dumont!!

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      Joseph Dumont replied 8 months ago

      Hi @smoran – just heard back from Dr. Hulbert and he ID’ed this astragalus as belonging to Smilodon fatalis (UF# 258410) – would you be able to unlock this specimen so I could update the information. Thank you for all your help!

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      Joseph Dumont replied 7 months, 3 weeks ago

      Hi @mackenzie-ross-2 , would you be able to unlock this specimen# 71758 so I could update the information. I heard back from Dr. Hulbert and he ID’ed this astragalus as belonging to Smilodon fatalis (UF# 258410). Thank you for all your help!

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      Joseph Dumont replied 7 months, 1 week ago

      Hi @mackenzie-ross-2 , @smoran , would you be able to unlock this specimen# 71758 so I could update the information. I heard back from Dr. Hulbert and he ID’ed this astragalus as belonging to Smilodon fatalis (UF# 258410). Thank you!

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      Sean Moran replied 7 months, 1 week ago

      So sorry about that @joseph-dumont! I’m not completely sure how to unlock the specimen so that it can be updated. Would it be okay if I made the change to S. fatalis for you?

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      Joseph Dumont replied 7 months, 1 week ago

      @smoran Yes that would be great and could also add the museum reference number UF# 258410 – Thank you for your help.

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      Sean Moran replied 7 months, 1 week ago

      I think it should be good to go now @joseph-dumont! I added the UF reference specimen to the notes. If I understand correctly, that specimen was just as a reference to ID this one, right? Again, sorry for the delay in getting this fixed!

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      Joseph Dumont replied 7 months, 1 week ago

      @smoran Looks great!

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    Joseph Dumont posted a new activity comment 9 months ago

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    Hi Mackenzie @mackenzie-ross-2, these are not shell hammers. I collected these Strombus shells during a Florida Paleontological Society field trip to SMR Aggregates in Sarasota, Fl. – sadly, this shell quarry is no longer active. These Strombus shells have predation holes possibly made by mantis shrimps (stomatopods). I collected over seven (7)…[Read more]

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