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  1. Atchison Arrowhead

    Pennsylvanian rock fossils?

    I found some interesting specimens as I was probing soft reddish colored Rock (sandstone?) that had been dumped in a field near my house Atchison Kansas. I could be wrong with my assumption is that it's from the nearby Missouri River. A handful of interesting observations pictured here but I'm not sure about. 1) The hard oozy substance on one rock. Is that amber? 2) the half dollar sized impression that looks like it's an Amber upon another rock. Could that be some kind of plant? 3) one rock has a thin black band across it. Wondering what ancient event might be known to cause that? 4) most interesting, I found a few Trilobite looking figures. From what I've dug into so far, looks like they might bea Carolina praying mantis oothecas. I have read that these can be hard, but they feel hard like the rock, or at least close to it. Nearby I did see s momome cotton-like material that look like it could be another stage of this creature. But then again it wasn't very thick and just a little bit of cotton material there. I have the suspicion that perhaps these were more ancient oothecas partially fossilized. But that was only a wild guess. Any insights into any of the above would be most welcome. Thanks for any help you can provide.
  2. Collector9658

    Camerate Crinoid calyx

    From the album: Mississippian fossils

    A nice crinoid I found on my creek walk today. I will need to do some more cleaning to determine a proper ID.
  3. I haven’t posted a stromatolite in a while. I’ve been preoccupied with biominerals and petrified wood. To see an old thread on stromatolites in my collection, check out the below link. The below stromatolite slab is one of my favorites in my collection because of its composition and formation story. This slab is a breccia created during a Mississippian time-period Impact (large meteor or asteroid) in Missouri that blended Cambrian aged laminar stromatolites with Precambrian aged iron. The close-up pictures below show the EDIT: agatized interdigital spaces of a stromatolite embedded in the iron. The last 5 pictures are at the highest magnification and show the stromatolite patterns and breccia patterns. Mississippian Impact Breccia Slab, Agatized Cambrian Laminar Stromatolite blended with Precambrian Iron, Crooked Creek Structure, Crawford Co., Missouri (264 grams 6.125x3.5x.375 inches): This slab was sold as fossilized coral. I could tell from the pictures that it was actually a stromatolite which I’ve confirmed with two stromatolite experts. The interesting thing is that it is from the Miocene of Indonesia. Both the time period and location make the specimen rare. Stromatolite Slab, Miocene, Indonesia (109 grams 3x2.75x.125 to .5 inches): Marco Sr.
  4. Samurai

    Unidentified Possibly Cochliodus

    From the album: Chondrichthyan Teeth From The Pennsylvanian Period

    One of my teeth that I really want to identify. It was mentioned it could be a broken or partial Petalodont crown minus the root. 13cm in size
  5. Collector9658

    Ameropiltonia lauradanae

    From the album: Mississippian fossils

    A superb Ameropiltonia lauradanae trilobite.
  6. Collector9658

    Eomonorachus intermedius? Trilobite ID

    I found some interesting specimens today I would like a second opinion on. Thinking both of these essentially complete bugs are Eomonorachus intermedius, but I'm not certain as they are both exposed ventrally. #1 After some cleaning #2- the second ventral specimen here is preserved hiding underneath an Isotelus pygidium and is very tiny! After some cleaning I think both of these partials are Eomonorachus as well. Almost exposed pygidium Half exposed cephalon showing good eye facet detail. Thanks for any feedback. -Jay
  7. Collector9658

    Deltodus crusher toothplate

    From the album: Mississippian fossils

    A nice Deltodus toothplate I found on my hike through a creek today.
  8. Collector9658

    Comptonaspis swallowi pygidium

    From the album: Mississippian fossils

    Here is a cute little Comptonaspis pygidium I found on my last hike.
  9. Unable to confidently I.D. both sides: Ginkgo leaf impression possibly? (1st pic next to quarter) More than 1...2(?) differentiating compressions/ impressions
  10. Collector9658

    Dorycrinus quinquelobus calyx

    From the album: Mississippian fossils

    A beautiful Dorycrinus crinoid calyx I found while out setting fish lines. This specimen will be very nice after preparation.
  11. Collector9658

    Ventral Ameropiltonia lauradanae trilobite

    From the album: Mississippian fossils

    A nice ventral Ameropiltonia trilobite.
  12. Collector9658

    Enrolled Comptonaspis swallowi trilobite

    From the album: Mississippian fossils

    An enrolled Comptonaspis swallowi I found today. Unfortunately, some of the shell has weathered away. I'm still pretty happy as these aren't the easiest trilobites to collect anymore.
  13. Collector9658

    Undetermined crinoid calyx

    From the album: Mississippian fossils

    An intriguing crinoid calyx from the Chouteau Formation of central Missouri, likely Aacocrinus boonensis . I'll clean and ID this specimen properly later this year.
  14. MOGARDE

    Bison or Cow Horn - River Find

    HI there, We found a horn on our recent trip to the Missouri River in the St Louis area. It appears to be at least partially mineralized. We have found many Bison teeth on the river sandbars but never a horn. We are hoping someone can help confirm whether it is in fact Bison or Cow. Thank you for any assistance with identification! Much appreciated!
  15. Collector9658

    Pudoproetus fernglenensis cranidium

    From the album: Mississippian fossils

    A good sized Pudoproetus fernglenensis cranidium.
  16. First and foremost, I’m new to fossil collecting and what an amazing journey it’s been. I live in Lincoln County Missouri near the Cuivre River and have found some amazing fossils. It seems the creek that flows into the Cuivre is CHOCK FULL of “death plate fossils” (sorry if I used the wrong terminology). Being a “newbie” I have many ID’s to request. I will start today with my newest find.
  17. Collector9658

    Illaenidae trilobite cephalon?

    Found what I think looks like a trilobite cephalon in a creekbed, but I'm not certain. It was fragmented, and the shell looks to be eroded away. This creek had a slurry of Mississippian aged Burlington Formation and assumed Ordovician aged Trenton Limestone mixed throughout. I found Mississippian crinoids and Ordovician cephalopods at this location. It looks like it resembles Illaenus taurus, or some other member of the Illaenidae. Any opinions?
  18. Hello! I'm new to this site so I don't really know how it works, but a while ago I found this rock? Fossil? Idk. In a creek bed. I'm located in Missouri near the KC area if that helps. It's about 5 inches long, 5 and a half in the middle circumference.
  19. Well, after a year of searching, I finally found my first trilobite! They are relatively rare in my area (KC), so I’m pretty ecstatic. Decided to take this prep nice and slow, here’s the bug how I found it: Rock is thankfully not really sticky, was able to spend 40 min on this yesterday: As you can see in the last photo, I used my chisel tip to scribe excess material from above where the head might be. I took it down as far as I was brave enough to do so, because I’m worried that the head might be curved upward. I’m no trilobite expert, so any premature guesses on the species? Update possibly coming tonight. Have a great weekend everyone! -Jay
  20. Collector9658

    Enrolled Ameura missouriensis

    From the album: Pennsylvanian fossils

    Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Trilobita Order: Proetida Family: Proetidae Genus: Ameura Species: Ameura missouriensis There is some restoration on the front and end tip of the genal spine were the shell had fractured when the rock was split.
  21. Collector9658

    Crinoid ID, Agaricocrinus pracursor?

    Today I went through some piles of weathering Fern Glen limestone I have outside, and I found the cutest little calyx. First thought was it was a chunk of stem, but after chipping it out of the rock that was definitely not the case. I compared it to some literature I had on hand, and believe it is small Agaricocrinus pracursor crinoid calyx. I Would like some second opinions. Unfortunately I don't have an air abbraider to clean this calyx further and it being so small as well as ironstained makes it tough to photograph well with my old phone, so I will add a couple more photos than usual. Thanks as always. -Jay
  22. Hello y’all! Since my last brach prep thread, I have actually prepped another brachiopod that I intended to make this thread about, but it turns out that it had been crushed prior to fossilization. I decided that it wasn’t worth writing home for, so I present to you: Project Sticky! Here it is before any prep: Now, the name is self explanatory: the matrix is so sticky, it’s pulling off a layer of shell with every rock flake!!! You can see an area where it pulled off much more than everywhere else: I decided that while this one will be a rough brach, I might as well finish it. I’m still trying to learn, so really this is partially a practice prep. Anyways, here it is after a total of 40 min prepping: Still far from done. Aaand, when I went to hammer some of the excess matrix, this got exposed: Looks like this rock will have a double brach prep. Should make it look more eye-appealing when done. Anyways, I did all this yesterday, and it took about 1 1/2 hours. Didn’t take any pics, but I did paraloid the exposed parts of the main shell. Next update may come tonight, or tomorrow morning. Hope y’all enjoyed this, have a great day!
  23. Well, I’m stumped. Can’t find anything like it in my references. Was found in KC area, likely Pennsylvanian. Thank you so much in advance everyone!
  24. Collector9658

    Pudoproetus fernglenensis

    From the album: Mississippian fossils

    A rare partial Mississippian trilobite. Unfortunately the specimen was found damaged and is missing most of it's cephalon.
  25. careyann

    A Creek Find

    Does anybody have any idea what this is? It's the size of a throw pillow and it's extremely heavy it was embedded in the bottom of the creek behind the house I dug it out.
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