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ID requested: Atrypid Brachiopods from Eifel region in Germany (Devonian)
ziggycardon posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi everyone, I recently purchased a collection from a retired fossil collector. Including in this collection was a box with Brachiopods from the Eifel region. Unfortunately it is harder than expected to ID them all. So here are the photo's of the 3rd batch of brachiopods in this collection, I think these might all be atrypids but I am not sure. 1) All the same species to my eye, I call them cheese grater brachiopods, could these be Spinatrypa curvirostra? 2) Spinatrypa occidentalis? 3) Spinatrypa occidentalis? 4) Spinatrypa occidentalis? 5) Spinatrypa occidentalis? 6) Spinatrypa occidentalis? 7) Spinatrypa occidentalis?
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ID requested: Brachiopods from Eifel region in Germany (Devonian) batch 4
ziggycardon posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi everyone, I recently purchased a collection from a retired fossil collector. Including in this collection was a box with Brachiopods from the Eifel region. Unfortunately it is harder than expected to ID them all. Here are the previous 3 posts with brachiopods from the same collection: So here are the photo's of the 4th batch of brachiopods: I believe most (if not all) of these are Rhynchonellid brachiopods 1) Uncinulus sp. or Septalaria sp.? 2) Oligoptycherhynchus sp? or Uncinulus sp? 3) Uncinulus sp. or Septalaria sp.? 4) Rhynchonellid but further no clue. 5) Septalaria? 6) No clue... 7) Camarotoechia sp.?
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ID requested: various Brachiopods from Eifel region in Germany (Devonian)
ziggycardon posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi everyone, I recently purchased a collection from a retired fossil collector. Including in this collection was a box with Brachiopods from the Eifel region. Unfortunately it is harder than expected to ID them all. So here is the a batch of photo's of Brachiopods which are the most represented species from the collection. Group 1) I believe all these to be Xystostrophia umbracula
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ID requested: Spiriferid Brachiopods from Eifel region in Germany (Devonian)
ziggycardon posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi everyone, I recently purchased a collection from a retired fossil collector. Including in this collection was a box with Brachiopods from the Eifel region. Unfortunately it is harder than expected to ID them all. So here is the first batch of photo's of Brachiopods which I all believe to be Spiriferid. 1) A couple of small Spiriferid brachiopiods which seem to be from the same species: After some google searching and comparisons my best bet is "Hysterolites hystericus" 2) A larger well preserved Spiriferid Looks like a Cyrtospirifer sp. to me 3) Another larger and well preserved Brachiopod: Pretty sure this is a "Spinocyrtia ostiolata" 4) A larger Brachiopod Another Cyrtospirifer? 5) A larger Brachiopod (same species as nr 4) Another Cyrtospirifer?
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looking for articles and websites on Brachiopods from Eifel (Germany)
ziggycardon posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Hi everyone! Yesterday I bought a collection of fossils from a retired fossil hunter, included in the lot was a box full of devonian Brachiopods from the Eifel region (mainly Gerolstein) in Germany. I find Brachiopods very interesting and I am getting better at ID'ing them, but there are quite a few species I've never really seen before and my usual ID website of Paleontica doesn't seem to have most in their database. So I was hoping if anyone here has some handy articles, papers or websites which might help with my quest on ID'ing these critters. PS. I was also planning on posting the ones I really can't figure out, but since I am leaving for Solnhofen tomorrow I wanted to get my hands on some good sources first. Thank you in advance!- 8 replies
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Hi everybody! This time i kindly ask your help to identify a little gift a friend of mine give to me last weekend. I really know nothing about german trilobites...i have no idea! Here are the info: Origin: Eifel, Germany Age: Devonian (probably Middle...Eifelian? Givetian?) Lenght: 8.5 cm / 3.35 inches Cephalon Width (max): 4.8 cm / 1.9 inches I'm thankful to everyone who wants to participate at the topic Have a wonderful weekend!
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Hello everyone, I have posted about this fossil before but I was not able to get it Identified. I have decided to create a separate topic for it because I am quite interested in if this is really what I initially thought it was. The fossil is from Eifel (Middle Devonian) and on one side there are a bunch of Crinoids columnals, but upon flipping it over I noticed this darkened branching structure on the rock, to me it looked very reminiscent of certain algae, although I have never seen anything like that from the Devonian so it's probably something else. So my question is: Is this really a fossil of any kind? Or is this something else that I am misinterpreting?
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Hello everyone! A bit ago traded some fossils with @Max-fossils and received some really cool stuff. I have only now gotten around to photographing them and would like to ask for your help with getting accurate IDs. These are all from the Givetian/ Eifelian of Eifel, Germany. I would appreciate any help with these IDs First some corals: 1. This piece was labelled as Favosites sp.
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Hello members of this forum, I just signed here and would apriciate to profit from all this knowledge here. Even if I was a heavy fossil collector as a kid I don‘t know much about it, but it still affects me if I see something interesting. Like some time ago I bought a small side table with an interesting stone plate on it. The backside shows some engravings what I think is the explenation to the front side fossil. Unfortunately it‘s hard to read in some parts . I think that the fossil could show some hexagonaria quadrigemina Corals? Fond 1966 in the region of the Eifel wich is close to me living in Belgium. Can you help? Thanks a lot!
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From the album: Corals
2 samples. 2.5 + 3.5cm. long Givetian Middle Devon From Ahrhuette quarry, Hillesheim, Eifel, Germany -
Good morning, I hope all is well with you and thank you for having a look at this post and the pictures I will be uploading. Obviously my hope is to figure out what this is. About 10 years ago I found this in the Eifel National Park here in Germany. I posted two pictures to give indication. It was found literally "in the woods." I was walking through the forest, rather far off from any path, and found this. In my opinion rather heavy for its sizes. It weighs about 6.5 Kg (about 14 pounds) I have always called it “the tree rock” and pick it up now and again, look at it, scratch my head and put it back on the landing where it sits and collects dust and dog hairs. The first six pictures are the perspectives. I numbered them 01 to 06. I guess the pictures give the description, but I feel inclined to comment on Picture no. five and six: No. 5: 1. this is the main reason I feel this may be a tree or some sort of wood fossil 2. It reminds me very much of an end of a rotted branch or tree stump. No. 6: 1. This side is noticeably different. 2. It is a bit blackened and rounded (convex if you will, but the radius is only in one direction as far as I can tell) 3 .The black does not rub off. 4. There are a few small holes that sort of remind me of escaping gas bubbles in a way. 5. ADD TO POST: This event got me riled up a bit.... While I was looking at the post I suddenly had the desire to hold a magnet on this side and the magnet holds, but only to this side where the black is!! I find that to be rather interesting to be honest. Assume that there is iron / Fe or something that contains that. The pictures after the first six are not sorted in any particular order, but to help with discussion or comments I lettered them. I also posted two pictures of the area where I found this. Basically in the Eifel National Park, which is near to Belgium and the Netherlands. Thank you in advance for your help and comments. :-) Have a good day because, who knows what tomorrow will bring?
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From the album: Corals
8x7x4cm. Sötenicher Kalkmulde Middle Devon Givetian Found in the Eifel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. -
A lovely little extra in a collection of Devonian corals that I've recently bought. Heteractinid sponge, Astraeospongium or very similar, from the Givetian (Ahbach Formation, Zerberus Member) of Eifel, Germany. The spicules are up to about 2.5mm across.
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Hi everyone, In 2011, I hunted for fossils in an area which is called the Eifel (Germany). This area is known for it's Devonian fossils, especially trilobites, corals and brachiopods. I have visited the Eifel several times, the last time I went there was 2016. The Eifel is rich of locations to hunt, so in 2011, I went to one of them, a small quarry which was overgrown by many plants. The fossils I discovered that day, were many parts of crinoides and a lot of brachiopods. I'm not sure anymore but I think the rocks of the quarry are Givetian or Eifelian age. When I left the quarry after a few hours, I picked up a stone with a strange structure on it. As a 11 year old, I didn't knew what it was. I posted pictures of it on the Dutch fossil forum last year and I was told that it could be parts of a placoderm, an armored fish. I was excited, because placoderm fossils are very rare in the Eifel. But I am stil not hundred percent sure so I was wondering what you think. Is it fish or is it something else, like a coral? Thanks in advance and greetings, Lars
