DE&i Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Tough call to id this fossil, as when held in my hand and read the geology of the find on the additional note I truly thought it was a Trilobite. But reading the species name on the note I soon realised the fossil has been labelled as a Brachiopod. There is quite a risk if I prep any further to reveal more of the fossil. So do I take the description as face value and see no reason to think the fossil is anything else but what has been written. Or add a question mark? Label note : Cyrtia exporrecta, Wenlock Shales, Usk, Monmouthshire, UK. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 It is a brachiopod. I find similar ones here in New York but I don't know the species. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 It looks like an internal mold, to me, so any further prep probably wouldn't be helpful, I think. Regards, 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...
Pumpkinhead Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 20 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: It looks like an internal mold, to me, so any further prep probably wouldn't be helpful, I think. Regards, I agree. I get a lot of pentamerids around here that are preserved very similarly to that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Thanks for looking everyone, I think i'm going to have to presume the gentlemen who found this fossil knows his Brachiopods very well. And not alter it in any shape or form as suggested. Edited January 6, 2017 by DarrenElliot typo Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I think you're wise to leave it as is. Tim and Pumpkinhead are right, it is an internal mold, so there is no shell remaining to expose. You are fortunate to have "inherited" such a diverse collection. I'm glad you are taking the curation so seriously, obviously the previous owner made a wise choice in entrusting it to you. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Thank you @FossilDAWG for your kind words. 55 matchboxes reconditioned so far with each fossil prepped and accompanying note inside re-written where necessary. Each find has a story to tell to which i'll never know but I like to imagine. Regards, Darren. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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