LNQuaroni Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Hi everyone, I was hiking in search of fossils near Fonteno, Beramo in Northern Italy, just by Lake Iseo, when I found this object. Having recently been to the Museum of Natural History of Bergamo, I found out that near Fonteno it was plentiful of fossils, dating back to 400 million years ago, when Lombardy was at the bottom of a sea. The fossil (hope so) is 1 cm across, opaque black, and two of the three lobes seem clearly visible. I used my macro-lens to improve the quality of the details. I hope someone will help me identify it, Thank you all in advance, Luca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) Looks more like a bivalve or brachiopod to me. I do not see distinctive lobes or segments. Maybe one of our resident trilo experts will weigh in. Scott, Russ, Caleb, GerrK? Regards, Edited August 22, 2013 by Fossildude19 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobiteruss Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 My feeling, although there is not enough of it to see and fully ID, is that it is not trilobite and a brachiopod would be what I lean towards for now. russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I took the liberty of enhancing one of your pics a bit. Lightened it cropped it, rotated it, and played with the contrast a bit. To me, this reinforces the bivalve/brachiopod ID. See the striated ornamentation on the item - red arrows. Regards, 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobiteruss Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Yes I agree very much a brachiopod looked at that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Nice job Fossildude19 It is so helpful when identifying features are pointed out like this It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNQuaroni Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Thank you everyone, I was wrong! Very explanatory pic Fossildude19! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Knowing the age of the rocks around where you found it would help. Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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