DE&i Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 This fossil was tucked away at the back of my Whitby ammonite collection draw with no label. I’ve asked my son if he could shed any light on how it came to be there. As it’s not like any Whitby Ammonite I’ve seen before, and to be honest it almost has a somewhat Silurian gastropod appearance to it similar to Poleumita discors which I have a few. My son is often rummaging through my fossil draws which is absolutely fine. I’ve kept a record of all the fossils that have been collected over the years but unfortunately this one has slipped under the radar. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. 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...
Ludwigia Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Looks sort of oysterish. A Gryphaea with an out of the ordinary form? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 "Actinostreon"?/Rastellum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 Hi @Ludwigia @doushantuo thank you for looking. But I'm sure it's not any Gryphea I've ever collected. 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...
Innocentx Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 What a beautiful and confusing looking fossil. It looks like ceratitic ammonite, but because the vent turns to the side I guess that's out. Great photos! Scaphites? "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Can you remove that little bit of matrix in the middle? I'm pretty sure it's not a cephalopod, but rather some kind of oyster with epibionts. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Gastropod. As he said it could be the Silurian gastropod Poleumita discors. See one from http://fossiilid.info/7586. Poleumita .docx Poleumita .pdf 1 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pambosk Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 argonautid would be my wild guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taogan Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Fairly sure it's a gastropod, but I can't make it into anything I know of from the Whitby area 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Another vote for Silurian Poleumita. I agree there's nothing like that from the Whitby area. 2 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 It looks to be a perfect match: Poleumita discors link to source 4 " 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...
Ludwigia Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Yup. Until now I didn't know of the existence of this gastropod. I'll go along with that now as well. You learn something new every day. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 Thank you one and all as a new label has now been applied Poleumita discors. And I’m so pleased it is as this is the finest example I’ve ever found. 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...
Innocentx Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 @abyssunder You are the detective man! Congratulations @DE&i "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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