Moozillion Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) I am considering buying this fossil offered online but it's NOT on our "favorite" auction site- just straightforward purchases. I really like this, and it's not QUITE up to what is not affordable for me. It is offered as an arthropod trackway in hyporelief. Edited December 3, 2019 by Fossildude19 Removed ad copy. Not allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moozillion Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 And 3 more photos: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 "Hyporelief," a term/description that was new to me. Thanks. 1 Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 5 hours ago, Moozillion said: I am considering buying this fossil offered online but it's NOT on our "favorite" auction site- just straightforward purchases. I really like this, and it's not QUITE up to what is not affordable for me. It is offered as an arthropod trackway in hyporelief. Please refrain from using direct quotes of advertisement language, as it is against Forum rules. Thank you for your cooperation. 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Hi, Bea. Could be trilobite, though trilobite trails are often not so spread apart. I think arthropod is a fairer description from the seller. Does it say where it's from? 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moozillion Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Please refrain from using direct quotes of advertisement language, as it is against Forum rules. Thank you for your cooperation. I apologize for my error, and thank you for the correction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moozillion Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Hi, Bea. Could be trilobite, though trilobite trails are often not so spread apart. I think arthropod is a fairer description from the seller. Does it say where it's from? I am told it is from the Katoua Formation in the near vicinity of Ouzina, Morocco. Since it's from Morocco, I'm not sure what to think. It is lower Ordovician. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moozillion Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 I am trying to find out more about the Katoua Formation, but am having no luck with Google. Anyone have suggestions for where I can read about it? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moozillion Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 And if it's not a trilobite, what other arthropods could it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 15 minutes ago, Moozillion said: I am told it is from the Katoua Formation in the near vicinity of Ouzina, Morocco. Since it's from Morocco, I'm not sure what to think It is lower Ordovician. Hmmm. Katoua Formation is Upper Ordovician, i think, famed for its echinoderms, like mine from El Kaid Ourami near Khouribga. But arthropod tracks would not be impossible, I suppose. Trilo trails close together are known as cruziana, yours, if they are made by a trilo, would be diplichnites. And Ouzina is known for Cretaceous stuff, though I'm not positive there's no Ordovician outcrops in the area. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Lots of weird arthropods, some soft bodied, were wandering about in the Lower Ordovician of Morocco. But if this is Upper Ordovician, then trilobite diplichnites is most likely. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 It's a nice piece imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moozillion Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Pemphix said: It's a nice piece imo. Thanks for your input! I actually went ahead and bought a different, smaller piece from the same seller. But i'm very happy with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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