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Permian Fossils Id Please.. Possibly 'dasyalosia' Or Some Kind Of Brachiopod?


Rick_Jo

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Found these yesterday while fossil hunting in the Permian siltstone on the NSW, Australia, South Coast.

I was excited to come across this specimen as I have not seen anything similar in my explorations further north.

Can anyone tell me what it may be?

Are the hair like extrusions tenticale or spines?

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The fossils below were found in the same area, are they the same species?

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Found these yesterday while fossil hunting in the Permian siltstone on the NSW, Australia, South Coast.

I was excited to come across this specimen as I have not seen anything similar in my explorations further north.

Can anyone tell me what it may be?

Are the hair like extrusions tenticale or spines?

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I believe it may be a very spiny brachiopod. Way cool! :wub:

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  • 6 years later...

Very very nice. As someone previously already stated, spines rarely preserve with productids. I would be very proud of the find.

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I have found hundreds of spiny brachiopods, but never with spines like those! They only have little nubs where the spines were. Congrats on a great find:thumbsu:

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That's a beauty. Try searching for Waagenoconcha or other productoid brachiopods

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