Bartos Fam Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I'm hoping someone can help me identify this fossil from Mulbring Quarry in NSW, Australia. It is some form of mid Permian (250 Ma) sea creature, or a piece thereof. My guesses are that it might be a complex bivalve hinge, or a vertebrae. it is about 6cm wide and 3cm high, and appears to be composed of several parts. Can anyone with a more vivid imagination or knowledge of Permian marine life shed some light on it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Hello, It is an internal mold of a brachiopod, (possibly a spiriferid) ... covered with a fenestella- type bryozoan. I also see a cephalopod or crinoid stem imprint, ... more fenestella bryozoan, and a possible pelecypod (clam) imprint. Cool finds. Regards, 1 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...
abyssunder Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 May be a productid brachiopod. " 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...
Bartos Fam Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Many thanks Fossildude, the bryzoan overlay and internal molding had me more stumped than usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 2 hours ago, abyssunder said: May be a productid brachiopod. I had considered that, but, the apparent sulcus and fold put me more in mind of a spiriferid. 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...
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