Crankyjob21 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Some sort of badly damaged arthropod? Do not know where it was found. Wavy lined one is around 2 cm in length Thicker one which looks like a head shield is around 1 cm in diameter and one in a half cm in length Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earendil Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Could be a piece of a trilobite. Not positive, though. Some close-ups would be helpful, please. "Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl; Wrecked is the ship of pearl! And every chambered cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell" -From The Chambered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell Holmes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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minnbuckeye Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Is that from the Platteville, or are you too far east?? I don't recognize the matrix. Part of me wants to say trilobite, part wants to claim brachiopod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Could it be an Archimedes screw bryozoan? 5 “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earendil Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, Top Trilo said: Could it be an Archimedes screw bryozoan? Not a bad guess. I hadn't thought of that. Sort of like this: 2 "Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl; Wrecked is the ship of pearl! And every chambered cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell" -From The Chambered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell Holmes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Top Trilo said: Could it be an Archimedes screw bryozoan? I was thinking the same thing with the 2nd set of pics, but figured I was wrong, so I didn't say anything. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 15 minutes ago, daves64 said: I was thinking the same thing with the 2nd set of pics, but figured I was wrong, so I didn't say anything. It never hurts to throw out an idea, it is either wrong and you learn the right one or your right. Although I should say I still don't know if that is right the first pic doesn't look like it at all and I have no idea for the other item. 1 “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Trilobite seems unlikely for the “segmented” portion. You may wish to remove some of the matrix to reveal more of the fossil. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMP Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 My guess is partially buried trilobite thoracic segments (maybe the rest of the thorax is under some of the sediment), and looks like an inverted glabella + part of the rest of the cephalon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 6 hours ago, Top Trilo said: Could it be an Archimedes screw bryozoan? I agree with that. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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