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  1. Collected in same place as 1 and 2, I'm assuming this is Ferroranina dichrous (formerly Notopocorystes) going by the only section of carapace which is calcified. I was really confused as to what I was looking at when cleaning it and had to do a little research on crab anatomy. This one breaks all the rules and looking forward to an explanation of how this was possible. #1 showing carapace, #2 heart, #3 gill, #4 I believe is calcified flesh, #5 cardiac and pyloric stomach (I think) , 6,7,8, and the rest are open for interpretation. #5 was most fascinating and took pictures from different angles with different lighting.
  2. I recently collected some Muncie creek concretions from the Kansas City area. I had previously only found a few concretions, but this time I was fortunate enough to end up with about 10. Several had Conulariid sections preserved, which I was excited about. Back home, I cracked open the remaining concretions. One of them had a tiny little brachiopod, and I didn't think much of it. Later, looking at it under magnification, I was astounded when I found the remains of the preserved pedicle! This is where I am sad to say, that in my excitement, I forgot to take pictures of the fossil prior to me prepping around the shell to aid in id. Anyways, after prepping around the shell with a hand scribe, I was excited to find that it was also my first lingulate brach. Orbiculoidea capuliformis Sorry for making you read all of that, here are the photos: Scale is in cm. Here are several interesting articles/papers for anyone interested. https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:373816/FULLTEXT01.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/figure/a-b-The-brachiopod-L-chengjiangensis-represented-by-stout-pedicles-marked-by-numbers_fig1_24424671 Despite being small, there is a lot of potential with Muncie Creek shale concretions. I learned a lot about them, and their existence, here on TFF. @Missourian has found many astonishing finds, and I noticed that soft tissue preservation is prevalent in many of his best concretions. Hope y'all enjoyed this. Have a great day, and a great weekend -Jay
  3. I recently published a paper describing how biological cells and soft tissues preserve in ancient vertebrate fossils, combining the two major hypotheses by Dr. Mary Schweitzer and Dr. Jasmina Wiemann. Apparently, a biology professor at the University of Akron made a video on it, and it explains the paper rather nicely for the layman. His comments on it start at the 14:50 mark, before that he deals with some inaccurate claims made about soft tissue preservation by others: https://youtu.be/ViCJtaePtzY
  4. SilurianSalamander

    Are the IDs on these Cambrian fossils correct?

    Hello! I bought these Cambrian soft tissue fossils supposedly from Yunnan in china off of online auction site. I won them in a bid for suspiciously cheap. They seem real to me, but I’d be interested in confirmation of that. I’m also interested what you guys have to say as to what these are. Thanks! One is listed as Naraoia spinosa, the other, fainter one is listed as Vetulicola.
  5. fossil_lover_2277

    Chemistry for Dino Soft Tissue Fossilization

    Soft tissue blood vessels and cells from a Tyrannosaurus rex bone were discovered by Dr. Mary Schweitzer in 2004. Ever since, scientists have wondered how such soft tissues preserve into the fossil record. Finally, we have an answer, based on organic chemistry theory. Below is a link to a recent news article that explains these ideas in layman’s terms. The article itself describes a recently published, peer-reviewed research paper: https://phys.org/news/2023-05-dinosaur-tissues-deep.amp
  6. Flynssnova

    Possible Eyeball ??

    Hello, I have found a Fossil that I cannot ID. The fossil looks like an eyeball in its socket. There are fine strands around the ball, looking like they are holding the ball in place. Can anyone help me ID this? Thanks Dave
  7. I say, Mostly all rocks use to be something unless you are right onto of some geological formation. I took a picture under a electronic microscope you can clearly make out the synapse. Only something that has a biological brain will have this
  8. Mahnmut

    unambigous Pterosaur feathers?

    This looks as if someone finally found well preserved feathers of the branched type on a Pterosaur! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04622-3
  9. Rlynn

    looking to id this

    Looking on help identifing is this is possibly petrified soft tissue?
  10. I have read many of Dr. Schweitzer's papers and am wondering what the safest methods to extract soft tissue from dinosaur bones are. I cannot find any information on this topic so I figured I would start here. By soft tissue I mean apparent original biological molecules such as collagen, red blood cells, etc.. Thanks for any help on this topic!
  11. Greetings everyone! Today I had the very special opportunity to collect in the Whetstone Gulf formation at Martin Quarry. I had a really great time and I just wanted to share some of my finds with you fine fossil forum folks! Enjoy
  12. Good evening again!. Amazing what you can find jut scanning shale after shale! I find multiple clusters of conodont segments and denticles but tonight's find is potentially very exciting!. Surrounding the elements is a finely granular, uniform, brown matrix which is not shale (arrow) and not sediment (at least my thought . I see this on occasion in shale but this is the first time I've found it uniformly surrounding conodonts. to me it appears organic. Thoughts? thanks so much again!!! Bone
  13. Scylla

    Ammonite Anatomy

    soft tissue preservation of an ammonite without its shell! https://www.newscientist.com/article/2265570-strange-fossil-is-the-first-to-show-an-ammonite-without-its-shell/
  14. Apophis

    Whiskey Bridge Oddity

    Howdy folks, About Ten years ago, on my first and only trip to the famous Whiskey Bridge in Bryan Texas, I unknowingly found and brought home not one, but two cephlapod fossils. Well, I smashed one thinking there might be some “cool shiny mineralization” in this odd odd rock that seemed anomalous and out of place since all I read about were shells and sharks teeth. Shameful... I know... however, something strange looking fell out and I held onto it, taking care to store it carefully due to it, and the fossils themselves, being siderite and prone to oxidizing. It’s current state is as it was found, slightly rusty and wierd. I have the rest of the original fossil but it’s in pieces. included are two of the chambers and the anomaly which happens to look a lot like soft tissue. Unlikely... but it’s worth having someone with expertise take a look.
  15. Hey everyone, I just got back from an amazing trip to Utah and Nevada collecting a host of trilobites. I am going to try and post some photos of that trip in the next day or so. I never seem to be able to find the time anymore! This find was pretty much the trip maker for non trilobite finds. I found this soft tissue arthropod in the house range in rocks known to have Burgess Shale fauna. So far this doesn’t seem to line up with anything I’ve seen in the Burgess. I’ve had 2 suggestions on an identification. Canadaspis perfecta is the best guess so far however there are glaring differences. The similarities to Canadaspis would have me thinking this could still be related (family or genus level?) as it shares the same body plan but with different proportions. The other suggestion was Eldonia but I’m far more skeptical of that. to me this is clearly some type of arthropod with a distinct head, carapace, body segments and legs. If it has a name I don’t seem to have the reach in my research tools to figure it out. The gut tract is also preserved in this specimen too. This has been confirmed by reputable sources so that also makes this even more wild of a specimen. If this turns out to be something unknown to science that would sure be a surprise....we seem to have slapped names on almost everything at this point lol. here is a photo of the slightly more detailed side. Here is a little diagram showing anatomy. searching desperately for my scale bar (eye roll emoji lol).....one I find a good scale I’ll put up another photograph. It’s only about an inch or prolly 3-4cm tip to tip in a straight line not measuring the curve of the animal. If anyone with Burgess Shale knowledge or some deep pocket knowledge on Cambrian arthropods want take a guess, let me know what you think! Al
  16. Timer period: Pennsylvanian Location: Missouri Formation: Not exactly sure. Found in an abandoned rock pile containing limestone from the Iola Limestone Still it is a possibility it came from limestone from the Upper Winterset limestone. Hello! I found this nautiloid a long time ago and it was too heavy for me to carry the chunk of limestone that contained it, but before I left I got a few pictures of the specimen! Once I observed the photo a few weeks later I had the biggest regret of my life as it might contain an impression of soft tissue! I don't know If my mind is playing tricks on me but I think it might contain soft tissue. The thought is driving me crazy since I am always doubtful when I find fossils like these and due to my own lack of experience. Can anyone confirm if it does contain soft tissue? Is this a tentacle? or my imagination? Here are photos I edited in photoshop in order to see if I can make the features more visible (Above) Added more saturation and darkened (above) Added saturation and brightened the image I would like to note I have returned to the area but I have had no luck in finding it again and these are the clearest images I could obtain and I apologize for the blurriness Here are the images in their natural file size and some additional images: https://imgur.com/a/80wzODc If possible I would also love to know its species but I find that unlikely since it is bisected and poorly preserved shell wise.
  17. Mike A

    Possible Soft Tissue fossil?

    No idea really what I have. Anybody have any advice or info? Thanks!
  18. Origin unknown; found in box of junk at yard sale. Guessing it is some type of clam from regular ridges on outer part of piece; inside piece has blackish "softer smoother" piece than outer hard piece. Has striations like gills or hair? Is soft tissue normally found in fossils? Kind of thought they would be the first thing to dissolve when something dies; if so what is it?
  19. SarahtheIchthyornis

    A worm or worm burrow in New Jersey?

    Hi everyone! I recently found this strange curled relief on a rock in Monmouth County NJ, due to the prevalence of burrows at this site, my guess is that this curl could be a worm (unlikely due to the whole soft tissue thing) or a worm burrow, or perhaps one of the tricks bog iron likes to play. Anyone got any ideas?
  20. Alex_lovegrove

    Wikipedia's Cretolamna

    Hi everyone, I am seeking more information about the spectacular Cretolamna fossil featured in the respective wikipedia article. Aside from being a great fossil it has some interesting features, such as a large second dorsal fin. However, there doesn't seem to be anything else online about this specimen. Does anyone know anything about this - is it in a private collection? Can it actually be referred to Cretolamna?
  21. This is a really interesting article on imaging techniques used on concretions: https://www.palaeontologyonline.com/articles/2013/patterns-in-palaeontology-exceptional-preservation-of-fossils-in-concretions/
  22. MarcusFossils

    Misszhouia longicaudata

    From the album: Finest Chengjiang

    A fantastic example of this iconic early arthropod. Though incomplete, many pairs of biramous limbs can be seen, as well as details of its joints. The colors have been enhanced.
  23. MarcusFossils

    Misszhouia longicaudata - 2

    From the album: Chengjiang Fossils

    Misszhouia longicaudata from Chengjiang; all the appendages preserved.
  24. MarcusFossils

    Misszhouia longicaudata

    From the album: Chengjiang Fossils

    Misszhouia longicaudata from Chengjiang; all the appendages preserved.
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