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Another early ordovician object - coiled cephalopod?


allanstaib

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Really enjoying participating in this forum! I've found this object in the Cotter/Jefferson City formation in Marion County Arkansas (Ozarks). At the widest point it is 27mm in diameter. From photos of other similar fossils from the early Ordovician it looks like a coiled cephalopod but seems to have a smoother shell than other examples I've seen. The rock structure is really interesting; a real chaotic aggregate. Thanks for any comments!

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I agree with gastropod - possibly Ceratopea.

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The rock matrix looks like chert, which is fairly abundant in the formations you mention.

"The fossils known from the Cotter Dolomite are rare, but include gastropods, cephalopods, and reef-building algae."

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