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Published: 2009-06-20 21:41:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 864; Favourites: 6; Downloads: 34
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(please click image for full view and scroll right)Title: Fossilized Fish and Shrimp
Medium: Digital Photography
Photographer: Aaron J. Greenblatt
Camera Type: Panasonic DMC-LZ7 Lumix 7.2 MP
Editing: Edited in PhotoShop 7.0 for color accuracy, size, and to apply copyright and border.
Location: Photograph taken at the 2008 Southeastern Michigan Gem and Mineral Show at the Southgate Civic Center in Southgate, Michigan. Show hosted by the Midwest Mineralogical & Lapidary Society .
Description: Sitting on a fossil dealer's table was this slab of rock containing both a fossilized fish and a fossilized crustacean - which I think may be a shrimp. This meeting of fish and shrimp was only $220. Which oddly enough, is the same price you might pay for a fish and shrimp dinner at a very upscale restaurant. However unlike dinner, this fossil doesn't come with your choice of wine and dessert.
This fossil was found in Germany. To be more precise, it was found in Germany's Solnhofen limestone - a Jurassic Konservat-Lagerstätte that preserves a rare assemblage of fossilized organisms.
Some of of those organisms, such as sea jellies, don't ordinarily fossilize at all. Others, like the early bird Archaeopteryx are preserved in such detail that they are among the most famous and most beautiful fossils in the world. The Solnhofen beds lie in the German state of Bavaria (Bayern), halfway between Nuremberg (Nürnberg) and Munich (München).
More of my Solnhofen limestone fossil deviations can be seen by clicking on these links:
Fossil Fish
Fossilized Fish
Fossilized Shrimp
Fossilized Lobster
Fossilized Crustacean
Fossilized Stingray
Fossilized Stringray Closeup
Information Source:
[link] (wiki - Solnhofen Limestone)
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These fossils are about 155 million years old, according to the University of California's Museum of Paleontology . That puts them as far back as the late Jurassic period according to the Solnhofen limestone entry on Wikipedia. You can find even more information (and pictures) of Solnhofen limestone fossils on the Fossil Museum.net website.
Thanks for the question.
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quite a rare opportunity! great shot, i cannot believe the details in this!
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Thanks!
The detail was achieved because I could get right up close and personal with this specimen since it was just sitting out in the open on a dealer's table.
Most of the time, these fossils are behind glass or plastic - thus making photography a bit more difficult.
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Incredible detail on this fossil, the custacean next to this fish is very complimentary
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It's always good to have a complimentary crustacean.
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