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Miscellaneous fossils from the Kalkberg


Misha

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Hello all,

I have a few fossils that do not fit into the ID categories of topics I have already created so I will post them here.

This first one I have no idea what it is, it has an asymmetrical shape with a beak-like portion to the shell that curves to one side. It is somewhat similar to a modern slipper limpet. 

I don't know if this is a gastropod, pelycopod, or something else. 

I am not expecting to get a genus or species for this thing since all of the shell is missing but being able to identify it to some extent would be great.

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The gastropods look like platycerids to me. 

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I agree. There are several species found in this formation. 

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12 hours ago, Misha said:

2. Dalamnitid pygidium? Also, sorry about the imperial units it is the only thing I had at the moment

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You were correct with this one. This is a Dalmanites pleuroptyx pygidium. 

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9 hours ago, Misha said:

3. This Gastropod

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This one might be Diaphorostoma depressum. Here’s one from the New Scotland Formation I found a while back. 4627F755-119E-4026-B381-B9B87AB6400E.thumb.jpeg.b5d364e078d76dd5d4a770198d807d0c.jpeg

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12 hours ago, Misha said:

Hello all,

I have a few fossils that do not fit into the ID categories of topics I have already created so I will post them here.

This first one I have no idea what it is, it has an asymmetrical shape with a beak-like portion to the shell that curves to one side. It is somewhat similar to a modern slipper limpet. 

I don't know if this is a gastropod, pelycopod, or something else. 

I am not expecting to get a genus or species for this thing since all of the shell is missing but being able to identify it to some extent would be great.

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Is it possible this might be a large bryozoan? I’ve found some similarly shaped ones. 

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1 hour ago, Nautiloid said:

Is it possible this might be a large bryozoan? I’ve found some similarly shaped ones. 

possible, although it does not have any of the characteristic texture

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