#01a Scolecodont
By Mediospirifer
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This is the first scolecodont I ever found. When i first saw it under the microscope, I thought a passing beetle had dropped a piece of chelicera in my matrix! Only when I saw a second piece, still embedded in a limestone chip, was I certain that I had a fossil.
I was correct about this being a chitinous jaw element. I was extremely incorrect about the age, phylum, and preferred living environment of the original owner!
Size: Approx. 1 mm
Upper Devonian
North Evans Limestone
Genesee Fm.
Penn-Dixie Quarry
Hamburg, NY
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