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Alejandro (Alex) Rosas replied to the topic Micro Bones (Rib? Jaw?) Caloosahatchee Formation, Glades County, FL Plio/Pleisto in the forum What Is It? 5 years, 8 months ago
5 years, 8 months ago5 years, 8 months ago@rnarducci @mackenzie-smith @vperez Found the culprit! They are the lower Jawbones of Rana catesbeiana. Given the locality early Pleistocene. See ilustration below.
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Sadie Mills posted a new activity comment 5 years, 8 months ago
5 years, 8 months ago5 years, 8 months agoBeautiful photos, Dave! I’m going to mention the others so they can see them too: @jeanette-pirlo@smoran@michael-ziegler@imagallanes@laura-cotton@rnarducci@bmacfadden
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Lisa Lundgren replied to the topic Anything happening in the South East USA in December? in the forum Upcoming Opportunities 5 years, 10 months ago
5 years, 10 months ago5 years, 10 months agoFlorida is actually perfect during the winter for fossil hunting! The Montbrook Fossil Dig from the University of Florida might be of interest to you. @rnarducci was the volunteer coordinator for the dig last year, she might have additional info to help. Here’s a write up about it: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/montbrook/
Also for Florida: T…[Read more]
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Lisa Lundgren posted a new activity comment 5 years, 10 months ago
5 years, 10 months ago5 years, 10 months agoTo add to this excellent resource that Sadie provided, check out the Montbrook blog: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/montbrook/blog/. myFOSSIL member/Florida museum wonder woman @rnarducci has written a couple of posts and one of our field trip leaders for tomorrow, @michael-ziegler has written a post or two, as well.
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Jack Kallmeyer posted a new activity comment 6 years, 8 months ago
6 years, 8 months ago6 years, 8 months ago@jeanette-pirlo, @egardner, @george-powell, @rleder, @rnarducci Brenda Hunda, the Curator of invertebrate paleontology at the Cincinnati Museum Center has told all workers never to use PVA glues (Elmer’s, etc) as they are not reversible over time. Yes, they are reversible short term but archivability is not short term. Since I made this…[Read more]
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Eleanor Gardner posted a new activity comment 6 years, 8 months ago
6 years, 8 months ago6 years, 8 months agoI’m interested to learn this bit of news, @george-powell! There is some controversy among fossil preparators that Elmer’s glue is not good for certain kinds of fossils. I wonder if @jkallmeyer, @rleder, or @rnarducci could chime in here? I’m curious if it just depends on the preservation circumstances, or something else?
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Eleanor I have never had any thing go wrong with it so far & no one has told me that they have had any thing go bad YET.
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@jeanette-pirlo, @egardner, @george-powell, @rleder, @rnarducci Brenda Hunda, the Curator of invertebrate paleontology at the Cincinnati Museum Center has told all workers never to use PVA glues (Elmer’s, etc) as they are not reversible over time. Yes, they are reversible short term but archivability is not short term. Since I made this…[Read more]
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Eleanor Gardner posted a new activity comment 6 years, 9 months ago
6 years, 9 months ago6 years, 9 months agoHey @rnarducci – Did you see Jack’s comments? Some interesting insight. Can you address his questions?
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Jack Kallmeyer posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
6 years, 10 months ago6 years, 10 months ago@rnarducci, @lmccall , @egardner I belatedly just finished watching the webinar on fossil prep and have some comments. Sorry I missed this live.
Regarding use of PVA glues on fossils which was a question Linda McCall brought up during the webinar, I do volunteer work at the Cincinnati Museum Center Collections and Research facility in the…[Read more]
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Hey @rnarducci – Did you see Jack’s comments? Some interesting insight. Can you address his questions?
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Eleanor Gardner posted a new activity comment 6 years, 10 months ago
6 years, 10 months ago6 years, 10 months agoThanks for sharing this information, @rnarducci! Hey @cferrara, did you see this post? I know you were wanting to volunteer at Montbrook in the Fall.
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Eleanor Gardner replied to the topic Unknown Belgrade bone in the forum What Is It? 6 years, 10 months ago
6 years, 10 months ago6 years, 10 months agoOops! Sorry @joyce-drakeford! I agree we need a consensus on this. @vperez, @rboessenecker, @rnarducci, @rleder — any ideas??
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Eleanor Gardner posted a new activity comment 6 years, 10 months ago
6 years, 10 months ago6 years, 10 months agoHi, Chuck! I think that @rnarducci could answer your question 🙂
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Jack Kallmeyer replied to the topic brachiopods on limestone rock from ordovician in the forum What Is It? 6 years, 11 months ago
6 years, 11 months ago6 years, 11 months ago@pdon-pinkham, @egardner, @rnarducci, @rleder Noooo, do not use acid of any kind! The matrix and the fossils are are the same – calcium carbonate – so any removal of matrix will also dissolve the fossil surfaces. Typically with Brachs that are bonded into limestone matrix, the weakest plane between them is actually within the brach shell so me…[Read more]
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Eleanor Gardner replied to the topic brachiopods on limestone rock from ordovician in the forum What Is It? 6 years, 11 months ago
6 years, 11 months ago6 years, 11 months agoHi, @pdon-pinkham – Let’s get @rnarducci and @rleder to weigh in on this question. Do either of you have recommendations for prepping these fossils in limestone matrix? What concentration of acetic acid would you suggest?
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Eleanor Gardner replied to the topic Can You Dig It? is almost here! in the forum Upcoming Opportunities 7 years, 1 month ago
7 years, 1 month ago7 years, 1 month agoI wonder who all from the myFOSSIL community might be coming to ‘Can You Dig It?’ –
If you’re attending, please tell us what you plan to showcase (if you’re presenting) OR what you’re most looking forward to:
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Dr. Ronny Maik Leder replied to the topic AMMP Videos in the forum Fossil Prep Tips & Tricks Forum 7 years, 2 months ago
7 years, 2 months ago7 years, 2 months agoGood resource Rachel @rnarducci, a bit dry but with lots of information. btw Rachel I just had a look at the webinar that you had end of November … very well done!!!
Best regards from Germany
Ronny
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Michelle Barboza replied to the topic Just watched the video of Tara in the forum Women in Paleontology Forum 7 years, 2 months ago
7 years, 2 months ago7 years, 2 months agoFor those who may not know what we’re talking about, the Alf Museum of Paleontology in Southern California uploaded a great video on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2017 (this past Saturday, February 11). The video featured paleontologist @taorminalepore, giving us a quick word on what it is like to be a woman in…[Read more]
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Jayson Kowinsky replied to the topic Is this a fossilized bone? in the forum What Is It? 7 years, 2 months ago
7 years, 2 months ago7 years, 2 months agoI agree with @rnarducci . That chunk is similar to some stuff that you can find in Virginia. I don’t see any bone in it. Lots of shells, and that big eroded thing in the middle with the radial striations looks like coral to me. In Virginia, bone chunks and shark teeth can be found in that hard “greensand” rock, so I would say keep looking!
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Eleanor Gardner replied to the topic AMMP Videos in the forum Fossil Prep Tips & Tricks Forum 7 years, 2 months ago
7 years, 2 months ago7 years, 2 months agoExcellent resource, @rnarducci! Thank you for sharing.
@jim-chandler, @lmccall, @jon-cartier, @acurrier – did you see this?
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Eleanor Gardner replied to the topic FOSSIL Webinar Series in the forum Upcoming Opportunities 7 years, 2 months ago
7 years, 2 months ago7 years, 2 months ago@christine-verdi and @jim-chandler – Thank you very much for your comments about the Fall 2016 webinars! I am glad that you enjoyed them and found many aspects useful.
@jayson-kowinsky, @bmacfadden, @dbutler, and @rnarducci – You all would probably appreciate reading Jim’s excellent feedback to each of your webinars.
@jim-chandler, you ask…[Read more]
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Eleanor Gardner replied to the topic Montbrook Fossil Dig in the forum Pictures In The Field 7 years, 3 months ago
7 years, 3 months ago7 years, 3 months agoThanks for starting this topic, @rnarducci!
@cindy-lockner, have you taken any photos while volunteering at Montbrook that you could share here? We’d love to see what you’ve found! 🙂 Who else has been volunteering with you?
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