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Unknown Mortimer Forest Silurian find


DE&i

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There's many a fossil to be found at Mortimer Forest in Ludlow from the Silurian.

 

But I can't seem to find a i.d. for this one.

 

Please check the wonderful link below for any hidden clue's I may have missed.

 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/ukfossils.co.uk/2003/03/04/mortimer-forest/amp/

 

 

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Regards.....D&E&i

The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty.

https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers

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Possibly trilobite thoracic segment or spine. We can see the scale but not the units..mm, cm...?

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18 minutes ago, westcoast said:

Possibly trilobite thoracic segment or spine. We can see the scale but not the units..mm, cm...?

Thank you @westcoast I always forget to add an additional note stating scale is in mm. I do apologize, and yes for this particular scale we are looking at millimetres.

Regards.....D&E&i

The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty.

https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers

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Maybe a bryozoan such as Favositella. The cells are the right sort of size.

Although the outer surface looks rather unperforated, I think the pores are filled with matrix - you can see that at the left hand end of this section.

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Given  TqB ' savvy of the British Paleozoic, I just tend to nod and say ,"well,yeah"

Underneath:Kiepura(ACTApalPOL)

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All Ludlow Favositella interpuncta are encrusting

 

 

 

 

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Fantastic response from all those involved, I'm out and about fossilng at the moment. So will study you messages in more detail on my return. While we here though would someone kindly browse over my Gomphoceras ellipticum i found at the link below.

 

 

 

Regards.....D&E&i

The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty.

https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers

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3 minutes ago, doushantuo said:

Mine was quick,but I wouldn't call it "fantastic"

Lol same, basically I don't know but this might help...

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3 minutes ago, doushantuo said:

does anyone find this sort of thing useful at all?

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Definitely when I know generally what I'm looking for.

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Trust me, any additional information posted to one's enquiries is most useful. Especially for those who don't move in scientific circles.

 

Keep up the good work everyone.

Regards.....D&E&i

The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty.

https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers

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Agreed, I'm picking fossils up with one hand and typing with the other. There's a possibility that the important fossil of the month had passed me by.

 

Time to break the circle....on the count of three.

Regards.....D&E&i

The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty.

https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers

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looks like a bryozoan to me also

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