hitekmastr Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Here are a few perplexing fossils from our recent Tully NY trip. Any suggestions? T1a and b. Some sort of X shaped matrix. T2. A Nautiloid shaped fossil/pattern - about 1 cm in size. T3. Iron filled patterns - plants or corals or...? T4a-c. Something dark lurking in the shale. Maybe a curled up trilobite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 T1 is very interesting but I can't help you. T2 is likely a gastropod in section, but yeah it could be a nautiloid. T3 is a bryozoan and the name eludes me but it has a distinct tri-fold branch. T4 might be a platycerid gastropod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitekmastr Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 T1 is very interesting but I can't help you. T2 is likely a gastropod in section, but yeah it could be a nautiloid. T3 is a bryozoan and the name eludes me but it has a distinct tri-fold branch. T4 might be a platycerid gastropod. T1 is very interesting but I can't help you. T2 is likely a gastropod in section, but yeah it could be a nautiloid. T3 is a bryozoan and the name eludes me but it has a distinct tri-fold branch. T4 might be a platycerid gastropod. Thanks - great start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I'll take a crack at it... T1 - Crinoid stem (possibly mutant since only four sides) T2 - Gastropod, possibly Euomphalus or Tropidodiscus T3 - Bryozoan, Taeniopora exigua Does it look like this? T4 - Looks like a Pelecypod fossil to me with some cracks after the shell had been crushed. Possibly Nuculoidea sp.? -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitekmastr Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 I'll take a crack at it... T1 - Crinoid stem (possibly mutant since only four sides) T2 - Gastropod, possibly Euomphalus or Tropidodiscus T3 - Bryozoan, Taeniopora exigua Does it look like this? T4 - Looks like a Pelecypod fossil to me with some cracks after the shell had been crushed. Possibly Nuculoidea sp.? Agree with the T4 pelecypod ID - I chipped away more shale and put some water on the sample and it shows a distinct "clam-like" shape instead of the sectioned pieces that are dominant when the sample is "dry." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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