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From the album: Ammonites of the Betic Ranges (Spain) and world
Tithopeltoceras parakasbensis (Fallot & Termier, 1923). Upper Tithonian, Microcanthum Zone. Betic Range, Spain -
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Lytoceras sp. in glauconite. Lower Pliensbachian. Betic Range (Spain)-
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Amorina pictetiformis (Busnardo in Busnardo et al. 2003). Upper Hauterivian (Balearis Zone, Angulicostatus Subzone). Betic Range (Spain)-
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From the album: Ammonites of the Betic Ranges (Spain) and world
Micracanthoceras microcanthum (Oppel in Zittel) (m). Morphotype c described by Tavera (1985). Upper Tithonian, Microcanthum Zone. Betic Range (Spain) -
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This trilobite is identified as a larval Paradoxides mureroensis, specifically the late meraspid stage. It comes from Murero, Zaragoza, Spain, is 0.8 cm long and from the Middle Cambrian.
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Brachiopods Left: Rhynchonellida and Spiriferida Center: Athyrida Right: Terebtatulida and Atrypa reticularis Emsian Coladilla Fm. Cantabrian mountains Spain-
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It was found in a ravine in sedimentary rocks from the Upper Jurassic, in Spain. The rock surrounding the fossil is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, and clay. The fossil is approximately 2 centimeters long and has an irregular cylindrical shape. It is brown with some darker parts. One of the edges in its transversal section has shiny white spots as if it were crystal. The outer layer has a texture like veining along the cylinder. It may be a fossil of a marine creature that lived during that time, such as a mollusk shell, a shark tooth, or a fish backbone? Belemnites: These are fossils of prehistoric squid shells that have an irregular cylindrical shape and veined texture. They may also have mineral inclusions that give them white or iridescent shine. Gryphaea: These are fossils of oyster shells from the genus Gryphaea, which also have an irregular cylindrical shape and may have a veined texture. They are often found in sedimentary rocks from the Upper Jurassic. Shark teeth: Shark teeth are common in sedimentary rocks from the Upper Jurassic and may have an irregular cylindrical shape. However, they are unlikely to have mineral inclusions that give them white shine. Fish spine: The spinal columns of some fish have an irregular cylindrical shape and may have a veined texture. They may also have mineral inclusions that give them white shine. But this is less common than the other fossils mentioned. Thanks!
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Found these in a limestone formation near Bocairent, Spain. From some quick research it seems to me like these might be from the upper devonian, and some look like nautiloids? One of them looks like a coral. Perhaps crinoid also? Would love some help on IDing these if anyone has any ideas!
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The Absolute Age and Origin of the Giant Gypsum Geode of Pulpí (Almería, SE Spain).
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The below open access papers are interesting. Gázquez, F., Monteserín, A., Obert, C., Münker, C., Fernández-Cortés, Á. and Calaforra, J.M., 2022. The Absolute Age and Origin of the Giant Gypsum Geode of Pulpí (Almería, SE Spain). Geosciences, 12(4), no.144, pp. 11, open access Canals i Sabaté, À., Van-Driessche, A.E.S., Palero, F. and Garcia-Ruiz, J.M., 2019. The origin of large gypsum crystals in the Geode of Pulpí (Almería, Spain). Geology, 2019, vol. 47, num. 12, p. 1161-1165. open access Yours, Paul H.- 1 reply
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Hi group! What is your opinion? I bring you this rarity, which seems to be divided into segments, something I had never seen around here until now in my Carboniferous area. It reminds me slightly of an arthropod, maybe it could even resemble an arachnid. Or maybe they are just plant remains! Note that there are some sort of indentations in some of the fossil segments and there is an area (vaguely reminiscent of an abdomen) that is oval. It comes from the Upper Carboniferous Estephanian B (Saberien) of León, Spain. Alethopteris zeilleri megafloral zone. Thanks you!!!
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Here you have some beautiful fossils that I have been finding lately ^^, all of them come from the same coal mine in the NW of Spain, Stephanian B, Upper Carboniferous. I hope you like them! 1. Parasphenophillum crenulatum 2. Neuropteris ovata var. Hoffman 3. Aphlebia crispa 4. Diplacites emarginatum 5. Oligocarpia gutbieri 6. Calamite suckowi
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Hello everyone, I saw these marine looking fossils in what I think are sandstone blocks used to construct the Alcazar in Cordoba, Spain. I saw a lot of bivalve looking fossils in these blocks and one really interesting one, which looks like a sea urchin to me. I am a total newbie, so would really appreciate any help in identifying the age and ID of these fossils.
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Sorry but I am not geologist or have any background on fossils. I am an iNaturalist user, and a friend sent me some photos taken in a NW Spain beach asking me if it was a fossil. So I searched iNaturalist and found a topic which mentioned this was a good place to ask for fossil identifications. So here are the photos he sent me. The place is now covered by sand this year so I guess he cannot take close ups right now (just in case you ask). The 1 euro reference coin diameter is 23.25 mm (according to wikipedia). There is a "snake shaped" mark in the rock, next to the coin in 1st image. But to its left I also see an odd "olympics flag" shape with 5 circles, in the 2nd image. There are also some photos of the context place where the rock (marked with a piece of wood) is found. Thanks a lot in advance for any help.
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The world's largest crystal cave (Pulpí Geode, Spain) BBC, Travel, July 22, 2022 Inside the world's largest crystal 'cave' (Spain) BBC News, April 13, 2022 The World's Largest Geode Formed When the Mediterranean Sea Disappeared, New Study Reveals, Brandon Specktor, LIve Science, October 18, 2019 Crystal Cave Ohio – Another geode Crystal Cave Ohio – Another geode Crystal Cave - The World's Largest Geode (Ohio) Crystal Cave is located in Put-in-Bay, Ohio, South Bass Island in Lake Erie YouTube video of Crystal Cave, Ohio yorus, Paul H.
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Hello, I have recently found some gastropods in a village of Teruel, East of Spain. They are from Albian Cretaceous. Visiting the local museum has not solved my doubts about their identification, they had some gastropods as mine, but, to my unexperienced eyes, there were identical specimens under different labels: Paraglauconia picteti, Cardium Voltzi, Glauconia lujani, Orthostoma verneuilli, Turritella vidalina and Cassiope luxani. I am sure it is not Cardium Voltzi, as it is a bivalve, I have doubts about Glauconia lujani and Cassiope luxani being synonims, and I haven´t been able to find anything about Turritella vidalina or Orthostoma verneuili. I have separated them in 4 groups according to their ornamentation, I hope someone can identify them: Ruler is in centimetres and inches. 1st group, two rows of lumps per whorl: From left to right, 1A, 5A, 2C. 2nd group, two spiral ribs per whorl: 8B. 3rd group, a spiral rib and a row of lumps per whorl: From left to right, 4D, 3B, 4C. 4th group, smooth surface: From left to right, 5D, 6D, 8D. Thanks in advance for your help!
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The Devonian period is known as "The Age of Fish", but could also be known as "The Age of Brachiopods." In the Early / Lower Devonian, brachiopods reached the height of their diversity towards its end in the Emsian. We see the ancestral groups occurring, lingulids, craniids, orthids, protorthids, pentamerids, rhynchonellids and strophomenids, as well as the later successful groups we have seen before such as atrypids, athyrids and orthotetids, plus the rise of spiriferids, spiriferinids and productids and the beginning of the terebratulids. By the end of the Devonian , several of these groups are extinct or severely reduced in importance and brachiopods never quite recover. Also, the Devonian is the last time we see trilobites with such variation, large sizes and numbers and orthocerids too are much more uncommon after the rise of the goniatites. The massive tabulate coral reefs also disappear after the Devonian. Fascinating period and I hope to share some of its wonders with you. Equally, a lot of this is rather new to me, so I would be very grateful for any assistance, corrections or further information on my specimens. Thank you. The Early Devonian epoch is split into three stages, so let's start with the first of those, the Lochkovian, that began about 419 mya and finished roughly 411 mya. I have been sent a nice selection of brachiopods from the Kalkberg Formation, Helderberg Group by the Mighty @Misha, mostly. But the kind gentleperson also sent me this fascinating little bryozoan hash : It is dominated by fenestellids, which is usually the case in the Devonian, but other orders sill occur. These ones, I think, are Fenestella, but there are so many species in the formation that I wont take a guess as to species : Not sure what this one is ;
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Placosmilia vidali Mallada, 1892 Location: Lleida, Catalonia, Spain Age: 86-84 Mya (Santonian, Upper Cretaceous) Measurements: 5,4x3,7 cm Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Class: Hexacorallia Order: Scleractinia Family: Montlivaltiidae -
The Doyen of Decapoda: Àlex @MB is author / coauthor on six of the abstract presentations: Zamora, S., Ferratges, F.A., García-Penas, A., Aurell, M. (eds.) 2022 8th Symposium on Fossil Decapod Crustaceans. Zaragoza, Spain. Abstracts Book - Field Guidebook. Sociedad Española de Paleontología: Palaeontological Publications, 1:1-165 PDF LINK
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Teruel Amber (Escucha Fm. [El Regachuelo Mb.], Lower to Middle Albian [~114-106.7 ma])
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“Teruel Amber” Utrillas, Teruel Province, Spain San Just Outcrop, Maestrat Basin Escucha Fm. (El Regachuelo Mb.) Lower to Middle Albian (~114-106.7 ma) Specimen B: 1.7g / 21x17x12mm Lighting: Longwave UV Entry seven of ten, detailing various rare ambers from European, Asian, and North American localities. In Spain, there are more than 100 localities of amber belonging to the Early Cretaceous, with several new localities having been discovered from 1997-2007; however, many of the occurrences are unconfirmed or were from coal mines that no longer exist. The first mention of cretaceous amber from Spain was made in 1762, where it was described as coming from Asturias, a small region in the northwestern portion of the country. There are only seven localities that are described to contain biological inclusions, which localities form a curve that corresponds of the coastline of the Early Cretaceous seas; amber from Álava outcrops contains the highest number of arthropod inclusions, being dominated by the Diptera and Hymenoptera. The deposit richest in amber, also containing the best-preserved inclusions, is the San Just outcrop, located near Utrillas and Escucha (municipalities of Teruel); the San Just outcrop is part of the Escucha Fm., which is sub-divided into three Members: La Orden (upper), El Regachuelo (middle), and Barriada (lower). Amber is associated with coal, siltstone, and clay layers, and occurs in the middle and lower Members, but most frequently in the El Regachuelo. The age of the Escucha Fm. is based on the presence of the ammonite “Douvilleiceras monile”, and a higher concentration of spores than pollen grains. Teruel amber is rich in kauranes (diterpenoid compound), with pimaric acid also being present, which indicates it was produced by a member of the Araucariaceae family, possibly by the genus Agathis. This amber shares a similar superficial appearance (color, pattern/flow, etc.) to that of amber from the Fouras Peninsula, in Charente-Maritime, France; the amber of that region was also likely produced by an araucarian, with some possible production by Podocarpaceae and Cheirolepidiaceae. Sources: “Fossiliferous amber deposits from the Cretaceous (Albian) of Spain”; Comptes Rendus Palevol, Vol. 6 (Issues 1-2), pp. 135-149; Delclòs, et. al. 2007 “A reassessment of the Cretaceous amber deposits from France and their palaeontological significance”; African Invertebrates, Vol. 48 (1); V. Perrichot 2007 “Gerromorphan bugs in Early Cretaceous French amber (Insecta: Heteroptera): first representatives of Gerridae and their phylogenetic and paleoecological implications.”; Cretaceous Research; V. Perrichot 2005© Kaegen Lau
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Teruel Amber (Escucha Fm. [El Regachuelo Mb.], Lower to Middle Albian [~114-106.7 ma])
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“Teruel Amber” Utrillas, Teruel Province, Spain San Just Outcrop, Maestrat Basin Escucha Fm. (El Regachuelo Mb.) Lower to Middle Albian (~114-106.7 ma) Specimen B: 1.7g / 21x17x12mm Lighting: 140lm LED Entry seven of ten, detailing various rare ambers from European, Asian, and North American localities. In Spain, there are more than 100 localities of amber belonging to the Early Cretaceous, with several new localities having been discovered from 1997-2007; however, many of the occurrences are unconfirmed or were from coal mines that no longer exist. The first mention of cretaceous amber from Spain was made in 1762, where it was described as coming from Asturias, a small region in the northwestern portion of the country. There are only seven localities that are described to contain biological inclusions, which localities form a curve that corresponds of the coastline of the Early Cretaceous seas; amber from Álava outcrops contains the highest number of arthropod inclusions, being dominated by the Diptera and Hymenoptera. The deposit richest in amber, also containing the best-preserved inclusions, is the San Just outcrop, located near Utrillas and Escucha (municipalities of Teruel); the San Just outcrop is part of the Escucha Fm., which is sub-divided into three Members: La Orden (upper), El Regachuelo (middle), and Barriada (lower). Amber is associated with coal, siltstone, and clay layers, and occurs in the middle and lower Members, but most frequently in the El Regachuelo. The age of the Escucha Fm. is based on the presence of the ammonite “Douvilleiceras monile”, and a higher concentration of spores than pollen grains. Teruel amber is rich in kauranes (diterpenoid compound), with pimaric acid also being present, which indicates it was produced by a member of the Araucariaceae family, possibly by the genus Agathis. This amber shares a similar superficial appearance (color, pattern/flow, etc.) to that of amber from the Fouras Peninsula, in Charente-Maritime, France; the amber of that region was also likely produced by an araucarian, with some possible production by Podocarpaceae and Cheirolepidiaceae. Sources: “Fossiliferous amber deposits from the Cretaceous (Albian) of Spain”; Comptes Rendus Palevol, Vol. 6 (Issues 1-2), pp. 135-149; Delclòs, et. al. 2007 “A reassessment of the Cretaceous amber deposits from France and their palaeontological significance”; African Invertebrates, Vol. 48 (1); V. Perrichot 2007 “Gerromorphan bugs in Early Cretaceous French amber (Insecta: Heteroptera): first representatives of Gerridae and their phylogenetic and paleoecological implications.”; Cretaceous Research; V. Perrichot 2005© Kaegen Lau