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I have three cephalopod fossils in my collection with little to no background information. The first two photos are of a specimen collected in Kentucky by a family member (presumably near Berea). The smaller cephalopods on the upper right and left in Photo 1 compare very favorably with Gomphoceras images. The larger samples in Photo 2 show middle indentations with reduced chambers and septa; possibly indicative of hard times in the paleozoic. Photos 3 and 4 are of specimens acquired from the liquidation of the former Emerald Rock Shop in Deer Park, Ohio (the owners had passed on). There is no background information on these specimens but they do compare favorably with Ceratites based on the shapes of the "ribs' near the keel and the thinness of the specimens. Photo 5 is a specimen that was mislabeled as a brachiopod. It compares favorable with images of imported Acanthoceras specimens from Morocco. I would greatly appreciate constructive comments and/or suggestions concerning these specimens. Sincerely, Nick Loux Gomphoceras1.pdf Gomphoceras2.pdf Ceratite1.pdf Ceratite2.pdf Acanthoceras.pdf
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From the album: Lime Creek Devonian Rockford Iowa
The one on the right is positive identify as Gomphoceras floydensis. Rare. Middle is more of a single segment and the right one is a different species, currently unidentified. Seem like cephalopods from Rockford Iowa are on the small side and low diversity of species. Hadn't found one trilobite at all so far sigh.-
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