DrogaMleczna Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Is this a fish scale? Or just a concretion? It's 14.5mm in length. Glacial erratic limestone, found near Jeziorsko, Łódzkie, Poland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 It looks more like brachiopod material to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrogaMleczna Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 11 minutes ago, Rockwood said: It looks more like brachiopod material to me. That's the thing, though - it's fairly flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 22 minutes ago, DrogaMleczna said: That's the thing, though - it's fairly flat. The brachial valve of some is quite flat. The pedicel valve would be slightly more convex. The life position would be erect like a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 4 hours ago, Rockwood said: The brachial valve of some is quite flat. The pedicel valve would be slightly more convex. The life position would be erect like a fan. On the other hand, many fish scales do resemble mollusc valves. Hard to tell for sure from this photo. Pokaż nam lepsze zdjęcia. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 I'm in the brachiopod/bivalve camp here. 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...
Rockwood Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Leptostrophia looks close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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