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Once again, I am seeking assistance in identifying a Mazon Creek concretion fossil.  Might be an easy one for someone here, but I'm just not finding it.  Both halves are pictured below.

 

 

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I am pretty sure someone posted one of these fossils recently but I can't remember what it was called. Let me see if I can find the post.

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Your fossil appears to be a rare legless amphibian Phlegethontia longissima. Check the post" Finally found the holy grail of Mazon creek fossils".

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Cool find! Congratulations!

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I am leading toward Didontogaster cordylina "Tummy Tooth Worm" - though I can not see it's jaws due to the remaining matrix that is in the location where the jaws would be found.

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Your find has inspired me to write a new book- 'Fantastic beasts I wish I could find them'.

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6 hours ago, westcoast said:

Your find has inspired me to write a new book- 'Fantastic beasts I wish I could find them'.

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Definitely a type of polychaete worm. Sorry i can't be more specific  (i don't have my Mazon books with me). 

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Sometimes with worms there just isn't a lot to go off of, but I'm leaning towards Pieckonia helenae because of the tapered end, and number of segments and setae, even if it is a little smaller than usual.

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Try finding your answer on this website:

http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Fossil_Sites/Mazon-Creek/Mazon-Creek-Fossils.htm

It's a list of Mazon Creek fossil types. There are a bunch of worm species listed on here. It just might help you!

 

Good luck!

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On 5/5/2017 at 7:26 PM, Darktooth said:

Your fossil appears to be a rare legless amphibian Phlegethontia longissima. Check the post" Finally found the holy grail of Mazon creek fossils".

I don't think so. If this was an aistopod like Phlegethontia, you'd expect to see clear vertebrae and ribs. I see none of those here.

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I've been to Mazon Creek once over this summer. Didn't find anything....maybe some petrified wood that looked cool. Other than that, the place was pretty much picked over. That doesn't mean I can't try to help identify your findings, it just means that you got really lucky! 5 gold stars for you! :) 
I hope you can figure out what it is. I think research on websites helps me identify things. Even though it takes time, it's totally worth a shot. :)

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"Hey, weirdo, you forgot your coffee on your desk..."

 

 

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