Hi all,
I was going to wait to post this trip report after I had time to wade through the brachiopod literature and put a name on the brachiopods. But, if I do that, this will be a history report (if some of you are inclined to save me some time and know the identity, please chime in ). This is a trip taken to Sulphur, IN, on March 16, 2017. The fossils come from the Big Clifty Formation (sensu lato) and some specifically from the Indian Springs Shale member of the Big Clifty Formation. The cut exposes Late Mississippian: Early and Middle Chesterian deposits. I forgot to take photos of the exposure, but there are plenty on the web. Here are the fruits of this particular trip:
Zaphrentites spinulosa (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Rugosa)
Connularia sp. fragment (Incertae sedis; Cnidaria: Scyphozoa?)