paleo.nath Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 This fossil was found by an old friend of mine in maine, and I need some help with the ID on it. All i know is that it is from maine and that it is a brachiopod (the largest fossil present) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 This will be hard to narrow down without knowing the age of the formation it came from. To me it looks like a spirifer of some sort; but thats hard to tell with just the outside of the shell visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Any idea where in Maine it came from? My first impression is that it is an Acrospirifer sp., possibly Acrospirifer atlanticus. 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...
paleo.nath Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 I’m not too sure where it came from, my grandfather found it a while back and he is in no condition to tell me where it’s from haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Interesting, I didn't know Maine had such fossils. As for the ID, I agree that this looks like a spiriferid brachiopod, but it is hard to say more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I imagine that brachiopod-loving @Tidgy's Dad and @Peat Burns might like to have a look 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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