Spindoctor81 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Looking to possibly identify the fossil directly below the 1 inch mark of the measuring tape in the first photo. Any possibly insight would be appreciated. Other fossils on this specimen include coral, bivalves, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 24 minutes ago, Spindoctor81 said: Looking to possibly identify the fossil directly below the 1 inch mark of the measuring tape in the first photo Brachiopod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindoctor81 Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Rockwood said: Brachiopod Thank you soooo much i just couldn’t figure out what I was looking at much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas.Dodson Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Spindoctor81 said: Other fossils on this specimen include coral, bivalves, etc. For what it is worth I don't see any bivalves here, just other different brachiopods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindoctor81 Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 Yes sorry I think I misspoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Internal mold of a brachiopod, maybe something similar to Leptaena sp. 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...
FossilDAWG Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 The fossil that is right in the center of the second photo is a coral, Protarea richmondensis. This species encrusts various shells, in this case a brachiopod, although it is often found growing on large horn corals (Grewingkia canadensis). The fossil directly below the one inch mark in the first photo is indeed a brachiopod (more specifically a stropheminid brachiopod) as others have said. It might have looked unfamiliar to you because it is upside down, so you are seeing the interior of the shell with the muscle attachment structures. Don 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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