I got some of those from the Edinburgh museum. They are soooo cheap at the museum... something like $2 per piece. I got 6 pieces total and mounted them into 2 frames (from IKEA as you'd probably recognise).
The 3 paneled frame is hanging in my room, the single box frame was given to Thomas Chen.
I also recently obtained 2 trilobite fossils of Elrathia Kingi from Kinokuniya when they went on sale at 10% off. :p
Next year when I go to Drumheller, I'll buy some more (more awsome ones) and mount them for hanging on my walls.
The last one is a complete keichosaurus fossil I want to purchase.
Ammonites, in the Bible, were decimated by the Israelites...XDDDDDDd
ReplyDeleteno wonder they became extinct!
ReplyDeleteThe term decimated has been much misunderstood in general - in fact, it actually meant to kill 1 in every 10, a punishment IIRC originated in the Roman empire inflicted on units.
ReplyDeleteBTW, the fossil ammonite got its name because its shape resembled a tightly coiled ram's horn, and thus called ammonis cornua (horn of Ammon, after the Egyptian God Ammon/Amun) by Plinius the Elder.
And contary to what our warriorprincess and AB might have thought, the Ammonites did not become extinct during the time of the kingdom of Israel, or Israel and Judah. Their identity persisted even after the 2 kingdoms were conquered.
St. Justin the Philosopher from 1st century AD, in his record of dialogue with Tryphon, noted the Ammonites remained even during his day.
What's wrong with you people! These are worms and extinct crustaceans! :p
ReplyDeletehahahahaha....kekekekekeke.
ReplyDeleteI got those from the Edinburgh museum. They are soooo cheap at the museum... something like $2 per piece. I got 6 pieces total and mounted them into 2 picture frames (from IKEA as you'd probably recognise), one I'll keep, the other I gave to Thomas Chen.
ReplyDeleteNext year when I go to Drumheller, I'll buy some more (more awsome ones) and mount them for hanging on my walls.
Just being a little pedantic, AB. Grand Historians got a certain image to upkeep, and this particular one does not have an alter ego like AB to get away with playing pranks.
ReplyDeleteSure he does. He's got Han Qi!
ReplyDeleteAnd if you have seen the avatar he sent me of Han Qi. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteWTH. 2 per peice?!
ReplyDeleteI need to buy 20.
Hahahah yeah they were cheap but most were just crap! The 6 I found were some of the better specimens... ie. not chipped, not split in 2, no rubbed-off details etc.
ReplyDeleteIncredible... that they go for so cheap. Strange that people sell these.
ReplyDeleteno, no, no, not these! These are expensive! Cheapest I've found are at least USD$200 (not counting the dubious one marketed on ebay by people in China which are almost always fake.) You can tell the fakes by counting the ribs and tail bones. They tend to have waaaaay more than the actual animal had... and not to mention that they always seem too perfectly formed.
ReplyDeleteSad really because the largest deposits of keichosaurus bones ARE from China.
Ah... finally got the photos of the one I gave to Thomas Chen. That's a pretty nice piece with very clear segments seen on the underside.
ReplyDeleteGot me 2 new ones! Kekekeke. Elrathia Kingi Trilobites. Not sure how I'll mount them yet.
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