PaleoOrdo Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 I foud this fossil 4 days ago. Anyone know if this is a coral and which species or genus? Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 This looks like the valve of a brachiopod to me. Franz Bernhard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 +1 for brachiopod, possibly a strophomenid. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Maybe some specie of Leptaena? 6 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...
PaleoOrdo Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 That is possible, Tim. What are the small circles in the picture, espesially around the brown spot? Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Those would be ridges fairly characteristic of many strophomenids. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Yes, as Tim says, this is a Leptaena brachiopod. And as Kane says, the wrinkles are characteristic. One of my favourite genera. Nice. 4 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 I like Leptaena brachiopods, too Nice find! Thanks for showing us! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 On 7/31/2020 at 8:00 AM, Tidgy's Dad said: Yes, as Tim says, this is a Leptaena brachiopod. And as Kane says, the wrinkles are characteristic. One of my favourite genera. Nice. This is also a genus that had a great range, both in time (Ordovician thru Siliran and up) and geographically from both the Americas and Europe (I know they were closer back then)... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 1 hour ago, erose said: This is also a genus that had a great range, both in time (Ordovician thru Siliran and up) and geographically from both the Americas and Europe (I know they were closer back then)... Indeed. I found my first Leptagonia (subfamily Leptaeninae) as a child in the Carboniferous Limestone Series of SW England. The first true Leptaeana as a teenager in the Wenlock Limestone (M. Silurian) of central England and also the Welsh borders, then, while at university, specimens from The Hirnantian (Latest Ordovician) of Northern England. Since I have joined this forum, I have been sent species from the Late Ordovician and Early Devonian of the USA. And they belong to the same family as another of my favourites, the also very successful Rafinesquina. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoOrdo Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Thank you all for your detail information. Could this fossil found near the first one be the same species? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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