quartz.qt Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) Hello everyone, Newbie here with a new found passion for rock collecting etc. I recently found this while out in my back garden. Does anyone have any idea what this possibility could be? Any information is appreciated. Edited May 25, 2022 by quartz.qt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 If you wouldn't mind telling us approximately where your garden is located, then we could be a bit more specific, but for the time being I could tell you that you have a nice block of sedimentary stone, probably limestone, with a plethora of spiriferid brachiopods plus another type which I can't quite identify. It's probably Devonian, but once we know the location, we can say for sure. 6 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 The second type of brachiopod looks like a possible Atrypa, or Pseudoatrypa. 1 2 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...
Kane Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I recognize the matrix and the brachiopods. Mid Devonian, and most likely a very particular facies of the Dundee Formation. These tend to fracture in angular blocks, and are generally filled with these brachiopods with not that much diversity. Occasionally, gastropod steinkerns can be found in these, or fragments of the trilobite Eldredgeops rana and Pseudodechenella sp. 4 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Yes, Mucrospirifer and either Atrypa or possibly the orthid Rhipidomella. 1 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quartz.qt Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Hello, Garden is located in southwestern Ontario. I have attached some photos of the fossil from different angles and such. Thank you everyone for your responses! I am currently reading them all (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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