Muffinsaurus Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) I found this along AA Highway. These where at every stop I made during my 4 hour hunt. Most were on rocks too heavy for me to lift. I did have a nice one that was a full specimen, but I lost it when I fell from the second teir of the roadcut (shouldn't have been climbing in the rain ha ha). So I tried to draw out what can't be seen in the only specimen I have. I looked through my fossil books and the closest thing I can find is maybe these are parts of cryptolithus. I wish I could have gotten more. This one is about 2.5cm long and I saw some that were slightly larger and slightly smaller. Edited August 30, 2022 by Muffinsaurus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 14 minutes ago, Muffinsaurus said: the closest thing I can find is maybe these are parts of cryptolithus. Looks to me that you could be correct, but let's allow @piranha to have the last word. 1 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffinsaurus Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: Looks to me that you could be correct, but let's allow @piranha to have the last word. Thanks! That would be cool if I'm right. I really wish I had gotten more of them. I'm hoping I have some hidden under the mud of some of the other chunks I brought home. Edit: I think I might be right! I found the head of one under a clump of mud. Edited August 30, 2022 by Muffinsaurus to provide more information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Yup. Looks like Cryptolithus sp. to me. 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...
Muffinsaurus Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Yup. Looks like Cryptolithus sp. to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Yes, lace collar fragments and a partial cephalon of Cryptolithus tessellatus. Very common in the Kope Formation, but finding anything besides these bits is very hard. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffinsaurus Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, connorp said: Yes, lace collar fragments and a partial cephalon of Cryptolithus tessellatus. Very common in the Kope Formation, but finding anything besides these bits is very hard. Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Also, just FYI, being an Ordovician exposure pretty much rules out plant fossils. 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...
Muffinsaurus Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Also, just FYI, being an Ordovician exposure pretty much rules out plant fossils. Thank you! I still have so much to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Nice finds! 1 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffinsaurus Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Nice finds! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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