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Well I know that a lot of people have found these cool little critters, but I'd love to see all of yours in one place! :drool:

I'll start it off with some of mine:

post-3350-0-35494100-1328150191_thumb.jpg Conularia Trentonensis, Whitby Formation, Ordovician, (450 mya)

post-3350-0-19311800-1328150227_thumb.jpg Conularia Sp., Georgian Bay Formation, Ordovician (445 mya)

post-3350-0-81627300-1328150313_thumb.jpg Conularia Quichua, Belen Formation, Devonian, (390 mya) - has not yet arrived from Bolivia ;)

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I have several more, but I haven't photographed them yet.

These are the very first ones I ever found.

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Thanks for the thread!

Steve

Edit: To denote Pennsylvanian

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Steve

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Good idea.

I don't live in an area where I could find them myself so the only one I have is one of those same ones from Bolivia, not sure if I should bother posting it because yours might be better!

Looking forawrd to everyones examples.

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Found this one in a glacial erratic, MI. Basin. I was pretty surprised when this popped out of the rock I was bashing, it is the only conulariid I've found in MI.

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Wow great details on those ones! :wub: Awsome specimens!

I don't live in an area where I could find them myself so the only one I have is one of those same ones from Bolivia, not sure if I should bother posting it because yours might be better!

Why not post it anyways...I'd like to see it! B)

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Nice Conulariids, everyone! The detail is great on all of them. Here is one I found while fishing in Rock county, WI.

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Nice one Scott! Nice photography too. Already lots of eye candy in this topic.

OK here is my Bolivian one, it's broken and reassembled but I bought it because it seems to go right down to the tip, or almost:

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Just for note-comparing, the info I've got is:

Conularia quichua Ulrich 1890

Lower Dev. Sica Sica Fm

Patacamaya, ~100km S of La Paz, Bolivia

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:drool: :Drool: :drool: They're all so nice! I could never decide on a favourite- I love them all!!! :wub: Edited by TMNH
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Mesoconularia ulrichiana

Lower Devonian - Belén Fm

Sica Sica - La Paz Dept. Bolivia

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Now that is an incredible specimen!

The rest are nice too.

And I've yet to pull out my few 'crumbs'. :)

Context is critical.

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I will have to get better pics soon. These all came from the same site. Pennsylvanian, Kansas City, Jackson co. Missouri.

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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

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Nice specimens everyone! :)

I will have to get better pics soon. These all came from the same site. Pennsylvanian, Kansas City, Jackson co. Missouri.

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Those are very 3D! B)

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I came across this one today while photographing some bugs for my website update. This one is also from the Upper Ordovician Maquoketa formation of Southeast Minnesota. The unique thing about this one is it is completely inflated and was in place perpendicular to the bedding plane. I'm assuming this was the life position of the creature, but I know little about what they were or how they lived.

Photo shows negative, in place, and positive

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ooo Very nice Caleb. Have you any idea on the Genus?

Thanks, I haven't looked into the genus yet, perhaps I will tomorrow. It certainly is something I should have done already.

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I came across this one today while photographing some bugs for my website update. This one is also from the Upper Ordovician Maquoketa formation of Southeast Minnesota. The unique thing about this one is it is completely inflated and was in place perpendicular to the bedding plane. I'm assuming this was the life position of the creature, but I know little about what they were or how they lived.

Photo shows negative, in place, and positive

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That's an amazing specimen! I've never seen a conulariid preserved like that before. Both your finds have beautiful colours too! :drool:

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I came across this one today while photographing some bugs for my website update. This one is also from the Upper Ordovician Maquoketa formation of Southeast Minnesota. The unique thing about this one is it is completely inflated and was in place perpendicular to the bedding plane. I'm assuming this was the life position of the creature, but I know little about what they were or how they lived.

Photo shows negative, in place, and positive

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Very,very,cool!

Steve

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