Roby Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Final got to a Green River fossil that once exposed looks very much like a insect body or insect nymph. Would anybody out there be able to point me in the right direction as to what it actually is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 It does resemble an insect. Just wondering if there are some legs under that matrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I see two antenna's on the right side which strongly reminds me crustacean blueprint.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roby Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 I was also thinking of going deeper but if no legs showed up I would have some uneven holes. I was also thinking it could be a shrimp or insect molt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 While I see what you are suggesting, are we sure this is not just another of the ever present coprolites found in this material? I can't really tell how 3-D it is from the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 @RJB @Ptychodus04 My first thought was coprolite, but the "antennae" are compelling. Maybe regurgitated nymph/crustacean? 1 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...
jpc Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: @RJB @Ptychodus04 My first thought was coprolite, but the "antennae" are compelling. Maybe regurgitated nymph/crustacean? I agree with Tim. In any case, it worth keeping. More intriguing than most poops from the GRF. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I think it is a shrimp. The segmentation looks right as well as the antennae. There is a shrimp known from the formation. Bechleja rostrata 6 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/23/2020 at 9:28 PM, Ptychodus04 said: I think it is a shrimp. The segmentation looks right as well as the antennae. There is a shrimp known from the formation. Bechleja rostrata Cool! Thanks for this info, Kris. Looks like it's missing the legs and telson bits. 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...
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