Sauropod19 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Hello! I recently went to Mazon creek and was in the process of thawing my concretions when I saw this, and was wondering if y’all could help me ID it. I’m thinking maybe a shrimp, but am not very familiar with the fauna (or flora for that matter) of the area. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 It appears to be a shrimp molt. If possible, please take pictures of the fossil after it is completely dry. The wet surface obscures much of the detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 It may be a shrimp, but it looks more interesting/complicated than shrimp. More "legs" than a shrimp should have? Let's wait for a few more of the MC crowd to chime in with their thoughts. @connorp @deutscheben @Nimravis @stats 1 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...
Mark Kmiecik Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, RCFossils said: It appears to be a shrimp molt. If possible, please take pictures of the fossil after it is completely dry. The wet surface obscures much of the detail. Dorsal or ventral view if shrimp. Unusual as most molts are lateral view. Are you thinking it's the posterior portion? I agree that a photo of the specimen when dry would be helpful. Edited September 26, 2022 by Mark Kmiecik 1 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...
deutscheben Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Looks shrimpy to me, but hard to say exactly what kind of shrimpiness with these images. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Let the specimen dry and take pictures with lighting from several different angles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauropod19 Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 Firstly, thank you all very kindly for your input! Second, I went ahead and dried it out and took it outside for natural lighting. Let me know what you think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Much better! yes you have a shrimp molt. Cannot say for sure but it is either Belotelson or Lobetelson. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauropod19 Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 And it is a nice one too, with a lot of character. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 I'm thinking the telson is on the small side for a Lobetelson. 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...
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