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My boldest claim yet, Is this a small Chunk of Listracanthus? or Bias? ( Missouri )
Samurai posted a topic in Fossil ID
Location: Missouri Period: Pennsylvanian Formation: Iola Formation (Muncie Creek Shale Member) Hello! once again. Today I have what is either a cluster of scales, or a possible chunk of listracanthus that was entombed in one of these many phosphate nodules I have come to possess over the years. I only say Listracanthus due to the "scales" looking feathery and wavy much like the 3 other Listracanthus denticles I have found so far from these nodules. The main difference is that it appears to be attached to something this time. Let me know what you think! Rotated: Ever since I heard of the tragic tale of Listracanthus I have always been fascinated by it. Which is why I am afraid I might be a little too biased in this assumption. Other Half of the nodule: Size: In the surrounding Limestone matrix, there is also a very small brachiopod that my professor couldn't nail down the exact species of. Thought he deserved his little section too! Lastly here are a few pictures of other denticles I have found from the Muncie Creek Thanks for reading through all of this and let me know what you guys think, I'm not even sure what part of the body this would belong on the animal itself, so I would love any information.- 5 replies
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- iola formation
- listracanthus denticle
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From the album: Chondrichthyan Teeth From The Pennsylvanian Period
Found in the Muncie Creek Phosphatic nodules sadly I do not have the other half, if it is found I will upload it to the comments or post it separately-
- condrichthyan
- fish teeth
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Very small Cladodont (Falcatidae?) Tooth in Phosphatic Nodule ( Missouri )
Samurai posted a topic in Fossil ID
Location: Missouri Period: Pennsylvanian Formation: Iola Limestone (Muncie Creek Shale Member) Hello once again! Today I have a fossil tooth that I happened to have seen while going through my old phosphatic nodules from Muncie Creek and was wondering if anyone could identify it further than a Cladodont tooth. I have googled images of Cladodont teeth and believe it to possible be a tooth belonging to Falcatidae, but what do you think? It resembles a few of these teeth on the chart below in size and form, hence why i'm making the guess of it being a Falcatid even though my tooth has very slight differences in lengths of each cusplet. I will note that my specimen seems to have 6 cusps total, while the specimens below that it most resembles has 5. Here is the size in mm. The last thing I wanted to note is that it might be next to possible coprolitic material, although it's hard to tell as coprolites in these nodules looks very similar to just a phosphate center, although if you find inclusions its almost guaranteed. Example of an obvious coprolite and a not so obvious coprolite from these nodules.- 7 replies
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- cladodont pennsylvanian shark
- cladodont shark
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