Middle Devonian cephalopod prep.

[Manticocerasman]

Last weekend we made a fieldtrip with the “CGH” ( Cercle geologique du Hainaut ) to the quarry “La Couvinoise” , the quarry happens to be in Couvin :p

Here the deposits are middle Devonian: Eifelian and Givetian, so a bit older than the locations we usually prospect.

The best part for the fossils are the Eifelian deposits, but sadly those layers are no longer in exploitation. However, due to the drought and the low water level we had access to a small but promising scree pile.

Here we found a fragmented nautiloid, but the centre of the specimen seemed to be still in the matrix.

The prep at home went relatively smooth, the fossil was cracked inside so I had to glue some parts back together, but the separation from the matrix was really smoot.

This resulted in my best nautiloid fossil from that time period.

As far as the determination goes, comparing it with a few old publications and specimens in the museum in Brussels we probably got a Pleuroncoceras nodosum or a close relative.

 

[Fossildude19]

Amazing, Kevin! 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Wow, Kevin, that's an extraordinary specimen and even more extraordinarier prepping!  

[aldo66]

superb and congratulations for the work done

[FossilDAWG]

Very very nice!

Don

[Jeffrey P]

Wonderful prep and exquisite specimen. Congratulations Kevin and thanks for sharing it. 

[FossilNerd]

Beautiful find and prep! 

[RJB]

Thats one dang nice specimen! 

 

RB

[CrazyRockLady]

*chefs kiss*

[fishguy]

Very nice

[Wrangellian]

You really do have a great location for Devonian cephalopds there...  Always impressive. 

[Manticocerasman]

4 hours ago, Wrangellian said:

You really do have a great location for Devonian cephalopds there...  Always impressive. 

Thank you, this one comes from an other location that we usualy prospect and is a little bit older than the goniatites I tend to post.

It is only the 2nd specimen I've ever found from Couvin. the 1st one was just a cross section.

 

 

 

[Wrangellian]

1 hour ago, Manticocerasman said:

Thank you, this one comes from an other location that we usualy prospect and is a little bit older than the goniatites I tend to post.

It is only the 2nd specimen I've ever found from Couvin. the 1st one was just a cross section.

Well that general part of the world seems to have a lot of them, or you're good at finding them - one or the other!

[RuMert]

Great prep and a great specimen! Must be very rare