jikohr Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Hey everyone, I recently got a bunch of stuff from Mazon Creek, which I have zero experience with. I would really appreciate some help in identifying this stuff, so here's a few of the things. Everything is from Mazon Creek Pennsylvanian in siderite concretions, the scale bar is in mm. The picture labels are what came to mind looking at them. Thanks Everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 @Nimravis @RCFossils 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...
Runner64 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 22 hours ago, jikohr said: These 2 might be worms. 22 hours ago, jikohr said: This looks like a jellyfish. Not sure on the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Russell Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 The first may possibly be a egg case, or just a mineral stain. The second looks like a essexella jellyfish skirt. The third, fourth, and sixth may be poorly preserved worms. The fifth may be a poorly preserved Tullymonster. Hopefully others will chime in. Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I will take a shot at this with the pics provided. 1. Looks like a piece of coprolite. The other marks around it appear to be stains that I sometimes get on my opened concretions that have been around for a while. 2. This piece does have the shape and texture of an Essexella asherae , but there is something different about it, especially on the left hand piece. 3. This piece I would say is just a mineral stain. If you did not collect these on your own, I believe that the person that did took this piece because the top portion might have reminded them of a Kellibrooksia macrogaster, but it is not. 4. Could be a weak worm or some type of trail. 5. As Rob stated, this could be a portion of a Tully, but I have a similar concretion somewhere in my collection that looks similar, but it is an Essexella. 6. From the pic it does look like a worm. Hopefully others will jump on and state what they think you have. Good Luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 24 minutes ago, Nimravis said: I will take a shot at this with the pics provided. 1. Looks like a piece of coprolite. The other marks around it appear to be stains that I sometimes get on my opened concretions that have been around for a while. 2. This piece does have the shape and texture of an Essexella asherae , but there is something different about it, especially on the left hand piece. 3. This piece I would say is just a mineral stain. If you did not collect these on your own, I believe that the person that did took this piece because the top portion might have reminded them of a Kellibrooksia macrogaster, but it is not. 4. Could be a weak worm or some type of trail. 5. As Rob stated, this could be a portion of a Tully, but I have a similar concretion somewhere in my collection that looks similar, but it is an Essexella. 6. From the pic it does look like a worm. Hopefully others will jump on and state what they think you have. Good Luck. I concur with Ralph's id's. I had the same thought regarding the Kellibrooksia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jikohr Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 Thank you all so much! This really helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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