I made a few fossil kits just for fun. Kits include a variety of sharks teeth, brachiopods, gastropods, crinoids, sting ray teeth, echinoids, etc.
Each set contains about 8 different fossils. Kits are going for $6.00 with $2.50 shipping and handling. Please see my Ebay listings under Fossil Kits. Ebay name desrosiers1718 . Here is a sample of the kits below. http://www.ebay.com/sch/desrosiers1718/m.html?item=130792978984&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e73de7a28&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
I have been collecting fossils for some time now, to hold something in my hand that has been preserved in stone for millions of years is simply amazing. For those of you that don’t know, the word fossil means “dug out of the ground.” Here are some that I have purchased over the years.
This is a tooth from an Equus or Prehistoric Horse- Pleistocene – Recent
This is a tooth from a Prehistoric Bison. Pliocene – Recent
Tooth from Three-Toed Horse (Nannippus peninsulatus) Pliocene Era
Tooth from Prehistoric Ground Sloth (Megalonyx) Pleistocene Era.
Fossil Crinoid stems (Sea Lillies) and Gastropod shells from ancient sea snails.
Trilobite fossils (Species Phacops) and Ammonite fossils from England.
Fossil ferns (Pennsylvanian Era) and Polished Echinoids (sea urchins) from Morocco.
I always enjoy watching a good documentary. Here are a few of my favorites that I have watched over the years. If you have a chance check them out.
BBC Video- Walking With Cavemen.
History Channel- Clash of the Cavemen
History Channel- Journey To 10,000 B.C. The Real Story of Prehistoric Man’s Fight For Survival
Nova- America’s Stone Age Explorers Where did the first Americans come from?
Discovery Channel- Ice Age Columbus Who were the first Americans?
Discovery Channel- Iceman Hunt For A Killer (About Otzi the Iceman)
Discovery Channel- L.A. 10,000 B.C. (About Los Angeles during the Ice Age.)
Also check Netflix if you have it, a lot of great films on Prehistoric animals. Cave of Dreams is also a good one to watch.
Take Care.
Made this one a few days ago, added the serrations today. A little thick at the base, but I like it.
Played around with watercolor years ago, I think these pics I made came out pretty good. Sorry if the scans are a little blurry.
Native American man near thatched hut.
Jungle scene
Mortar and pestle
Mammoth
Went to the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum it was smaller than I expected, but they are raising funds to build a new 110,000 sq. foot museum facility in the heart of Palm Springs. They did have some nice baskets and artifacts belonging to the Cahuilla people.
The photos below were from a Heritage building next door.
Cahuilla Indian boy and woman grinding mesquite seed pods in a stone mortar.
Had a wonderful vacation in Palm Springs, CA. Took some great pics of the local flora and a few Indian artifacts.
These pics were taken at the Moorten Botanical Gardens on South Palm Canyon Drive.
