Nautiloid Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 I found this brachiopod today in Schoharie, New York. Its from the Lower Devonian Kalkberg formation and it’s by far the best brachiopod I’ve ever found. It’s super detailed and it’s absolutely perfect (except for some matrix that still needs to get cleaned off). I’m unsure of the species so any help would be great. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
FossilDAWG Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 @Peat Burns might be able to help. Nice one! Don 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Misha Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 @Tidgy's Dad Maybe trimatospira multistriata? Or another of that genus Very beautiful brachiopod 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Nautiloid Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 @Misha Thanks!! Hopefully it’ll clean up well. The level of detail on the fossils from the Kalkberg formation is amazing! Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Maybe one of these: @erose Link to post Share on other sites
ClearLake Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 I don’t think it can be Howellella or Concinnispirifer as it has too many plications in the sulcus if I read the descriptions correctly. It looks more like Trematospira as @Misha has suggested. Wilson’s Field Guide to Devonian Fossils of New York shows a Trematospira perforata from the Kalkberg that looks very similar. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Peat Burns Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 +1 for Trematospira sp. @Shamalama has reported T. multistriata from the Kalkberg 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Nautiloid Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Awesome! Thanks everyone for helping me identify this specimen Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Here is the image from Wilson: I have to agree. Should have looked there first. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Nice find. Link to post Share on other sites
Nautiloid Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 @Tidgy's Dad Thanks 1 Link to post Share on other sites
erose Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Those odd spirifeds and look-alikes are hard sometimes. I think the telling feature is not just the number of plications in the sulcus but the observation that they are all the same size. Also there is no interarea. The beaks come to together tightly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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