Angela Ashlock Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Looks more like a cephalopod. Nautiloid I think. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Goniatite probably My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Aturia angustata nautiloid. They're from the Oligocene, so Goniatites were long gone. 12 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 34 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: Aturia angustata nautiloid. They're from the Oligocene, so Goniatites were long gone. If I'm not mistaken aren't Aturia rather uncommon finds? In any case great find Angela! And a warm welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Nice find, Angela, and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon1955 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Beautiful find Angela. As @Huntonia mentions above Aturia sp. are rare finds here in Oregon. I've found only one partial specimen in the Astoria formation near Newport 30 years ago. Your's is older and much nicer. There are multiple formations in the Vernonia area that your find could have come from. You should try and learn which one it is. It could help in getting your specimen identified down to the species level though @Ludwigia may have already nailed it. Best of luck in your future collecting and welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele 1937 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Aturia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 11 hours ago, Ludwigia said: They're from the Oligocene Interesting, I didn't know nautiluses could have septa so curvy My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Aturia was possibly the furthest along the path of "re-evolving" goniatitic sutures. This specimen has really beautiful calcitic infill of the chambers (camerae). It might look especially great with some back lighting. Don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 2 hours ago, RuMert said: Interesting, I didn't know nautiluses could have septa so curvy Here's a Pseudaganides from the Late Jurassic. 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planko Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Congrats on the find. That is really neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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