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So I've been following this fossil for awhile now, there was a fossil that was found in the Marl Slate of NE England. It has odd traits compared to the usual fish found in the slate, as it has a elongate body. This is the link to the original article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10361199 Is it possible to determine if its fish or another vertebrate like an amphibian? Do any of you know of any species of elongate Permian Fish species?
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Found this in marl slate, any ideas on what it is fossil wise?
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Hello, I'm trying to track down the owners of the fossil described in this article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10361199 I know it's a long shot but I am wondering if anyone here knows the people who collected it?
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This is the first time I've tried to go looking for fossils and found this while breaking apart some sedimentary rocks. I don't know if I'm seeing the cross section of something. The lighter grey, white area really stood out against the normal red yellow white of the surrounding stone. Located near the edge of a creek bed. According to the usgs the area is Felsic Metavolcanic Rock and in the period of Cambrian/Late Proterozoic.
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A very common genus, ranging from Ordovician to Upper Carboniferous to ?Permian. This specimen shows good internal detail of the narrow corallites (1.2 - 1.5 mm), including septal spines which are not diagnostic and may not always be present (this may be preservational). The long, infundibuliform (funnel shaped) tabulae are characteristic and show in some of the longitudinal sections. Scale bar 1 cm long.
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this is a fossil from the Permian marl slate of North East England and I cant figure out what it is, im thinking plant but not completely ssure, if it is plant anyone have an ID on species?
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I'm wondering if there are any Carboniferous coal deposits that are in the north east of England, I've been to seaham and found some nice plant material but I'm wondering if there are any other locations where nice plant material can found in the Durham area?
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Hello I was looking for fossils this morning in Durham and found this, I am uncertain as to what this is? I thought maybe plant material or a small fish?
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Three productids with most of their spines intact, showing that they looked like hedgehogs. I haven't identified them further largely because I can't see the shells properly. (Edit: likely to be Echinoconchus or similar echinoconchid - see below) These are from a Brigantian (Mississippian) mudstone in NE England, Co.Durham. 1) About 6cm across 2) Interior brachial valve showing spines projecting around the edge from behind. About 3cm across. 3) about 4cm across:
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From the album: corals
Section just below top of the calice, showing central lamella and other axial structures continuing into central boss. Great Limestone, Weardale, County Durham, UK. -
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Section showing incomplete central lamella characteristic of the subspecies konincki. Great Limestone, Weardale, County Durham, UK. -
From the album: corals
Section showing incomplete central lamella. Great Limestone, Weardale, County Durham, UK. -
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"Standard" D. bipartitum section showing complete central lamella. Great Limestone, Weardale, County Durham, UK. -
Cornuella, a very rare ornamented cyrtocone, Carboniferous, UK
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This post is prompted by finding a near complete specimen of Cornuella cf. ornata, Brigantian, (Mississippian) shale above the Four Fathom Limestone. Co. Durham, UK. Apart from one fragment from the early 19th century I can find nothing comparable in the UK literature.. Fine specimens have been found in Russia from the Serpukhovian Stage (upper Mississippian, slightly later than this one). See at the end of the post for both of these. I previously had just a single, small fragment which was a mystery. A friend then gave me another fine 3D fragment from Scotl- 11 replies
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A rare genus from this bed, one previous record seen from Cumbria. It is common earlier in the Mississippian of the region. The voids are filled with transparent calcite. This genus has a lonsdaleoid outer dissepimentarium (looking like large bubbles). As is most commonly the case, it was largely removed prior to fossilisation, leaving a trace on one side (see photo 4). The contorted axial region is typical.
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A small colony surrounded by Archaeocidaris debris. It shows the obverse side , i.e. the side with pores. It is preserved on the top face of a thin limestone lens that was overlain by shale. This is the most common fenestrate bryozoan in this area but the majority of specimens are found in shale and rarely split to show the obverse as it is the "stickier" side due to the pores.
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In the Life and Science Museum in Durham County, there is a pit of Miocene Aurora sediments not unlike the one next to the Aurora Fossil Museum (though this one is extremely overpicked). While I was there, I found this weird thing with strange circular holes in it. It's also surprisingly lightweight as well. Could someone tell me what it might be? It looks somewhat like a reptilian scute, but it may simply be a piece of phosphate.
