Missourian Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 (edited) More.... Maeandrostia sp. (kansasense?) Quindaro Shale and Frisbie Limestone, Pennsylvanian Miami County, Kansas Meandrostia is the larger sponge on top. The smaller sponges are Fissispongia? sp.: Edited December 19, 2012 by Missourian Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 (edited) More.... Amblysiphonella sp. Frisbie Limestone, Pennsylvanian Miami County, Kansas Edited December 19, 2012 by Missourian Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 (edited) More.... Girtyocoelia sp. Hickory Creek Shale, Pennsylvanian Johnson County, Kansas Girtycoelia sp. Hickory Creek Shale, Pennsylvanian Johnson County, Kansas Edited December 19, 2012 by Missourian Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 (edited) More.... Coelocladia sp. Frisbie Limestone, Pennsylvanian Miami County, Kansas Edited December 19, 2012 by Missourian Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 More.... Amblysiphonella sp.: I'll need to be more careful about pronouncing "worn crinoid stems", after seeing these... I'm also beginning to understand that sponges are pretty cool! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 (edited) More.... Wewokella sp. Mound City Shale, Pennsylvanian Linn County, Kansas Edited December 19, 2012 by Missourian Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 (edited) More.... Fissispongia? sp. Wyandotte Formation, Pennsylvanian Kansas City metro Edited December 19, 2012 by Missourian Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 (edited) More.... Chaetetids ('Chaetetes milleporaceous') Coal City Limestone, Pennsylvanian Johnson County, Missouri Edited December 19, 2012 by Missourian Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I'm also beginning to understand that sponges are pretty cool! I guess it's pretty apparent that I agree. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roanoker Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 When I click on this thumbnail to see the full image: I get this error message: The pop-up tag on the thumbnail says "446-chaetid-nodules-close.jpg - Size: 185.3k, Downloads: 0". I noticed that the other thumbnails (which would show the larger images) had non-zero numbers after "Downloads". But then, my "Sorry" image shows "Downloads: 0" in the Preview, so I don't think the zero thing is a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 When I click on this thumbnail to see the full image: I get this error message: The pop-up tag on the thumbnail says "446-chaetid-nodules-close.jpg - Size: 185.3k, Downloads: 0". I noticed that the other thumbnails (which would show the larger images) had non-zero numbers after "Downloads". But then, my "Sorry" image shows "Downloads: 0" in the Preview, so I don't think the zero thing is a problem. Even with Admin permissions, I get the same result. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 WOWewokella! My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donckey Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Hi there First attemp to get something on fossil forum. I have collected many sponges in Germany, France and the Netherlands. I will start with two nice specimen from Germany. Location: Legden, Westfalen , Middle-Senonian (Quadratenkrijt) On the left: Leptophragma Murchisoni, Goldfuss.sp. On the right: Coeloptychium sp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 (edited) When I click on this thumbnail to see the full image: I get this error message: The pop-up tag on the thumbnail says "446-chaetid-nodules-close.jpg - Size: 185.3k, Downloads: 0". I noticed that the other thumbnails (which would show the larger images) had non-zero numbers after "Downloads". But then, my "Sorry" image shows "Downloads: 0" in the Preview, so I don't think the zero thing is a problem. I just reattached the photo. The "unauthorized" image was a reused attachment. I must have used it in a PM or something. Edited December 19, 2012 by Missourian Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Brachiospongia sp. Maquoketa Formation Upper Ordovician Southeast Minnesota And some tiny spicules from the sponge: size <1mm Caleb Midwestpaleo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Brachiospongia sp. Maquoketa Formation Upper Ordovician Southeast Minnesota 4-14--Brachiospongia%20sp.JPG And some tiny spicules from the sponge: size <1mm img_007.jpg Very cool looking! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 That is interesting, I have never seen spicules standing that freely off the matrix.. how did they not break off?? What is that straight line on the chunk - a fracture, or is that part of the sponge's actual structure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 That is interesting, I have never seen spicules standing that freely off the matrix.. how did they not break off?? What is that straight line on the chunk - a fracture, or is that part of the sponge's actual structure? The sponge is silicified so I was able to disolve some of the matrix with acid without harming the fossil and leaving some of the spicules free-standing. The straight line is a fracture. Caleb Midwestpaleo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evgeny Kotelevsky Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Brachiospongia sp. Maquoketa Formation Upper Ordovician Southeast Minnesota 4-14--Brachiospongia sp.JPG And some tiny spicules from the sponge: size <1mm img_007.jpg Brachiospongia is very nice! I look forward to see complete sponge from you ))) http://evgenykotelevsky.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 The sponge is silicified so I was able to disolve some of the matrix with acid without harming the fossil and leaving some of the spicules free-standing. The straight line is a fracture. Ah that makes sense. It's remarkable how the fracture ends in what looks like the exact middle of the sponge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastellum Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Ordovician sponge,Astylospongia praemorsa from Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastellum Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Cretaceous sponge,Cliona cretacea,Lyme Regis. Many thanks to Kosmoceras for the fossil-ID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I love those Astylospongia. How many can be found at the exposure? Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evgeny Kotelevsky Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Ordovician sponge,Astylospongia praemorsa from Sweden.Astylospongia praemorsa.JPGOrdovician sponge,Astylospongia praemorsa.JPG Excellent quality!!! ))))) http://evgenykotelevsky.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evgeny Kotelevsky Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 024.JPG026.JPGCretaceous sponge,Cliona cretacea,Lyme Regis. Many thanks to Kosmoceras for the fossil-ID WOW!!! Very rare sponge you've found!!! I never saw Cliona itself, only it's drilling traces on bivalves and belemnites http://evgenykotelevsky.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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