Mazon Creek Worm

[Yoda]

This Mazon Creek nodule arrived for me today. 
Label said : Polychaete worm - Astreptoscolex anasilosus

 

Had a look in my copy of Wittry and it doesn’t quite seem to match. 
 

Thoughts ? 
 

 

[RCFossils]

Preservation is not great but I think this is a tummy tooth worm.

Didontogaster cordylina

 

[IsaacTheFossilMan]

+1 for possible Didontogaster. Up close pictures and measurements would be needed, though.

[Mark Kmiecik]

Possibly Didontogaster. If you have a jewelers' loupe try to see the jaws and compare to the drawing in Jack's book.

[Yoda]

Thanks All

 

Will have a closer look with my 10x magnifying glass and see if I can detect any further detail

 

Been mulling over getting a usb microscope. 

Maybe now is the time to do something about it ! 

[Yoda]

I finally got round to having a look at this with a magnifying glass

 

There was no discernible mouth/ jaw 

[Mark Kmiecik]

20 hours ago, Yoda said:

I finally got round to having a look at this with a magnifying glass

 

There was no discernible mouth/ jaw 

Were you looking in the right place? https://www.esconi.org/esconi_earth_science_club/2021/04/mazon-monday-56-species-spotlight-didontogaster-cordylina-fossils-mazoncreek-mazonmonday-worm-polych.html

[Yoda]

22 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said:

Were you looking in the right place? https://www.esconi.org/esconi_earth_science_club/2021/04/mazon-monday-56-species-spotlight-didontogaster-cordylina-fossils-mazoncreek-mazonmonday-worm-polych.html

Thanks for the link. 

 

I examined both extremities

Tried to take a photo with my phone through the magnifying glass, but the results were blurred  

[Fossildude19]

Cropped and brightened:

 

 

[Yoda]

16 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

Cropped and brightened:

 

Thanks @Fossildude19

[IsaacTheFossilMan]

Would you be able to provide magnified images? That could aid significantly.