MeargleSchmeargl Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 (edited) From my trips to Stratford Hall in Virginia and Jekyll Island in Georgia, I have a good number of UFOs (unidentified fossil organisms). I have a general idea of what most of them are, however I am curious as to species classification. It would be awesome if someone can help me identify my finds (may take more than 1 post due to image issues) Without further ado, I present to you my current hunt collection! (All fossild approx. Miocene age) 1. Shark Teeth 2. Bivalve imprint 3. Suspected Bryozoan 4. Stingray dental plate pieces 5. Unidentified Flipped Last specimens in next topic post. Edited March 3, 2016 by MeargleSchmeargl Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 The Bivalvia imprint reminds me of the Genus Chione. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 The Bivalvia imprint reminds me of the Genus Chione.I will have other specimens up shortly. It will not let me upload more than 1 or 2 images for some reason... Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I will have other specimens up shortly. It will not let me upload more than 1 or 2 images for some reason... Just add them to a following post. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Just add them to a following post. probably less topics now though as I figured out how to conserve space. Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Cont. From last post. 6. Virginia state fossil 7. Trace fossils (Miocene Crustacean) Whoever can, a few IDs on both topics posted would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance to anyone that will. Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Your "suspected bryozoan" is a cluster of barnacles. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) Number 4 is not "stingray" but it is MYLIOBATIDAE - Eagle Rays Here is a example of a Dasyatis spp - Stingray Tooth. Scale is in millimeters. Female... Male... Tony Edited March 3, 2016 by ynot Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 7. The darker piece looks like iron stone. That would make it virtually impossible to be confident that it is a trace. The others could be but I can't say the evidence of it is strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) 2 - Could be from a lamp shell,Discinisca lugubris. 3 - Looks more likely barnacles to me, like Balanus concavus.4 - The middle ones and the upper right one is Aetobatus sp., the others maybe Myliobatis sp.5 - The upper one looks like bryozoan, the lower one could be a weathered ray tooth plate. Edited March 3, 2016 by abyssunder 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) 7. The darker piece looks like iron stone. That would make it virtually impossible to be confident that it is a trace. The others could be but I can't say the evidence of it is strong. I found these at Stratford Hall Virginia (Miocene cliffs). Maybe I need to show the flipped side of these specimens. Here is the flipped side: Edited March 3, 2016 by MeargleSchmeargl Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 2 - Could be from a lamp shell,Discinisca lugubris. 3 - Looks more likely barnacles to me, like Balanus concavus. 4 - The middle ones and the upper right one is Aetobatus sp., the others maybe Myliobatis sp. 5 - The upper one looks like bryozoan, the lower one could be a weathered ray tooth plate. Is there a photo example of Discinisca lugubris anywhere? Not much luck for me... Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I found it here: http://www.fossilshells.nl/brachiop16.html " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 And if this helps, the bivalve is 9/16 of an inch. Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I think is in the range.6 - Indeed looks like the big pectinid Chesapecten jeffersonius. Nice finds! " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 I think is in the range. 6 - Indeed looks like the big pectinid Chesapecten jeffersonius. Chesapecten_Jeffersonius_Outside.jpg Nice finds! Thank you very much for the IDs. Now that I think of it, should I submit my Discinisca lugubris mold for invertebrate of the month? I found it on the 1st. Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Although Discinisca lugubris was found at Stratford Hall, I'm not fairly convinced that it is,as I said,it could be...Can you post other pictures with the specimen? Have you already compared with the provided pictures? 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Although Discinisca lugubris was found at Stratford Hall, I'm not fairly convinced that it is,as I said,it could be...Can you post other pictures with the specimen? Have you already compared with the provided pictures? I agree that additional clear photos would be needed to for an identification. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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