Kcee Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 More worm-like fossils, there were several of these things in this boulder. They are mostly very small, their diameter range from 2mm to 0.02mm. Some are hollow, some are sediment and some are preserved as some sort of crystals. I can't find anything on the web that would explain what these things might be. Anyone ever come across anything like these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I believe some sea worms secrete a cement-like substance and create a bit of a tube in which they live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 They are probably serpulid worms. Here are some Google search images of modern serpulids. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Possibly Spirorbis? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirorbis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kcee Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 From a visual stand point both serpulids and spirorbis are both good choices but because of the small size, spirorbis might be a bit more likely. I searched the web and could not find anything like what you guys have shown here....thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Kcee said: From a visual stand point both serpulids and spirorbis are both good choices but because of the small size, spirorbis might be a bit more likely. I searched the web and could not find anything like what you guys have shown here....thanks Serpulids are a family of polychaetes that include many genera including the genus Spirorbis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kcee Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Thanks Al Dente, that info clears up a lot. I was wondering if all these small specimen could be related to some of the larger one I've found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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