Agos1221 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Hi all, Wondering if anyone can assist with IDing this fossil nodule from the Mazon Creek area. I think it’s a body fragment of a tully monster but not 100% by any means. I think there is an eye bar present so near the head area before the proboscis. Any help is greatly appreciated! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I think I agree with the Tully body eye bar ID you have suggested 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agos1221 Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 Hi there, thanks for that. The only thing confusing me is that other diagonal segment behind the "eye bar" moving in the direction of the tail? - It just doesn't jive with Tully morphology near as I can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 @Rob Russell any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 @RCFossils 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...
deutscheben Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I think it is a wrinkled, jumbled Tully. The front is towards the bottom, with the proboscis wrapping back around under the body, and the tail is upward. The semi-circle shape above the eyebar could just be the wrinkled body. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agos1221 Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 2 hours ago, deutscheben said: I think it is a wrinkled, jumbled Tully. The front is towards the bottom, with the proboscis wrapping back around under the body, and the tail is upward. The semi-circle shape above the eyebar could just be the wrinkled body. Thanks so much for taking the time to draw this out. I’d not considered this, and think your interpretation makes a lot of sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 On 6/3/2020 at 2:07 PM, Agos1221 said: Hi all, Wondering if anyone can assist with IDing this fossil nodule from the Mazon Creek area. I think it’s a body fragment of a tully monster but not 100% by any means. I think there is an eye bar present so near the head area before the proboscis. Any help is greatly appreciated! I agree that the other structure is the proboscis. To me it appears to be partially folded back over the body but the distal end toward the “claw” is going off the edge of the concretion. Nice specimen! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agos1221 Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 Thank you, @RCFossils for weighing in on this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Russell Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Beauty! Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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