Herb Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I also like the pyritized Paraspirifers from the Silica Shale. 1 2 "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I just got this specimen and wanted to add it to my thread. Its my new fav and its very similar to the specimen my buddy Gerald posted. Like Gerald's brach cluster, I think these spirifers were attached to the one Paraspirifer in the middle of this cluster. mikey Nice! "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 A few (150) Ordovician "Zygospirifer modesti" I found in a 1 square foot area at St.Leons, IN. I found a couple weeks ago. Sorry about the pix. 1 "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Fossil Finder Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 My favorite brachiopods are the schizophoria sp. I have found around my house. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilcrazy Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 My favorite is the tiny Micromitra from the Burgess Shale showing Setae coming out of the test. Photo credits the Royal Ontario Museum burgess-shale.rom.on.ca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 My favorite is the tiny Micromitra from the Burgess Shale showing Setae coming out of the test. Photo credits the Royal Ontario Museum burgess-shale.rom.on.ca micromitra-usnm-69646.jpg that's pretty spectacular fossilcrazy here are two more favorites I have found - I will be looking for these big spirifers again in the limestone the next couple weeks, can't wait! the Spinatrypa spinosa is Penn Dixie quarry/Windom Shale, spirifer is Smoke Creek/Tichenor Limestone both Mid Devonian 1 "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 In some spiriferid brachiopods, the pedicle valve gets really tall so a large interarea separates the pedicle and brachial valves. A familiar example of this is the Devonian genus Cyrtina, but it gets carried to an extreme in the Mississippian genus Pseudosyrinx. These photos show some specimens of Pseudosyrinx missouriensis from the Lake Valley Formation, Nunn Member, near Lake Valley New Mexico. These brachiopods probably lay on the sea floor with the flat interarea against the mud. These were pretty big for brachiopods; the two larger specimens are about 5 cm (2 inches) tall. View of interarea (only partly exposed) brachial valve (the smaller, flatter valve) Don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Those are bizzare don, thanks for the share. I need to get me some of those now! My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creto Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I really like Lingula. They survive today virtually unchanged from hundreds of millions of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted coulianos Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 http://i48.tinypic.com/34s5leh.jpghttp://i47.tinypic.com/4iimqa.jpghttp://i45.tinypic.com/2lktueq.jpgI nteresting thread; never really cared that much about fossil brachs, until now; thought I'd post some pics of their modern relatives from my collection of marine life for comparison. Top to bottom, Laqueas califonica from California, Megerlia sanguinea from Hawaii, & Terebralia transversa from California. Very similar in form to their fossil counterparts, but with color, lots of color; the ancient seabed must have been studded with these colorful little jewels. These are my favorites, although I have some micro-brachs that are strong contenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Ted, I was thinking about adding some recent Brachs to my collection for comparison. I collect recent seashells as well as prehistoric and I have always been fond of living fossils. Thank you for you post! Mikey Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Fossil Finder Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 On 4/18/2013 at 10:31 PM, ted coulianos said: http://i48.tinypic.com/34s5leh.jpghttp://i47.tinypic.com/4iimqa.jpghttp://i45.tinypic.com/2lktueq.jpg Interesting thread; never really cared that much about fossil brachs, until now; thought I'd post some pics of their modern relatives from my collection of marine life for comparison. Top to bottom, Laqueas califonica from California, Megerlia sanguinea from Hawaii, & Terebralia transversa from California. Very similar in form to their fossil counterparts, but with color, lots of color; the ancient seabed must have been studded with these colorful little jewels. These are my favorites, although I have some micro-brachs that are strong contenders. Those are beautiful! Thank you for sharing. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Favorite Brachiopod? Probably this one: Length: 9cm from tip to tip Age: Middle Permian Locality: Southern Sydney The largest i have ever found and one of the best in terms of completeness. Most of what i find is bits and pieces. If only the rock it was in was sliightly smaller! I don't wanna risk breaking it either. 1 "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacialerratic Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Those modern shells are really beautiful! I had no idea, thanks for sharing! My personal favorite is Mucrospirifer arkonensis, found in the Arkona Shale. I would like to find one unbroken from tip-to-tip, but these aren't too bad: I haven't taken the time to find a proper ID, but the micro-structure on this Devonian shell is nice: And one more pic of some brachs and maybe a bivalve I found in a glacial erratic: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardo Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 On 19/04/2013 at 3:31 AM, ted coulianos said: I'd post some pics of their modern relatives from my collection of marine life for comparison. Megerlia truncata (Linnaeus, 1767) 17x12x6 mm Peniche harbour, Portugal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 An old thread but definitely worth a look, some beautiful brachiopods shown here. I have so many I love, but how about this one to begin : 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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