AlexKor Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Hey guys, My name is Alex, I'm from Moscow, Russia. I'm extremely amateur in paleontology so can you please help me to identify some fossils from my collection. I found these fossils about 20 years ago in a small sand quarry 130 km west from Moscow. If you search in google maps the nearest train station is: o.p. 133 km, nearest villlage is Blagoveshchenskoye and Kozino. The fossils were maybe about 2-4 meters deep in the ground (I actually don't remember). The dimension of the first fossil (black one) is 2.4x0.8 cm, the second (grey) is 3.7x2.3 cm. I've always really wanted to know what are these and how old they are.. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Welcome to the Forum, Alex. These look like cross sections through brachiopod brachial valve shells. Cropped rotated, and contrasted: Image from: HERE. Image from: HERE. image from: HERE image from : HERE 3 1 1 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...
AlexKor Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 Thank you! So, these existed starting from 541 to 250 mya from Cambrian to Permian? Is it possible to tell how old those exact samples are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Alex, You would have to get a bedrock geological map of the area to figure out the age of these. 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...
RuMert Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Unless moraine, it's 100% Carboniferous. Here's some info 1 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexKor Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 Thanks guys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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