Rick_Jo Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 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? The fossils below were found in the same area, are they the same species? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 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? ... I believe it may be a very spiny brachiopod. Way 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...
JimB88 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 a very cool productid brachiopod of some sort (not my specialty, sorry!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Reminds me of Horridonia horrida from the Permian of Germany: http://jean-ours.filippi.pagesperso-orange.fr/brach/anglais/paleozoiqueang22.html Great fossil - thanks for showing Thomas Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Incredible spiny brachiopods! My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Finding spines like that is really special. They just don't get preserved very often. Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_Jo Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 Thanks everyone.. Spiny brachiopd it is and very chuffed to add it to the collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson g Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Very very nice. As someone previously already stated, spines rarely preserve with productids. I would be very proud of the find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 That's a beauty. Try searching for Waagenoconcha or other productoid brachiopods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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