Mazon Creek Newb

[sloth]

Here are the first of many broken nodules I found from the Mazon Creek formation. I want to start this by saying that one of my favorite parts about fossil hunting is taking an odd looking rock home, pouring over books and online photos until the moment hits when I can say without a doubt what species it is from. With these Mazon Creek fossils I stare blankly from the photos online to my rock smudges and nothing comes to mind. So any help with these would be greatly appreciated, I am really excited about them, the carboniferous is one of my favorite time periods, but you wont hurt my feelings if you tell me I have a great gravel collection. Sorry for not including a scale; if it will help with any of them i can go back and put some in. (The last 2 dont appear to be from nodules)

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[Raggedy Man]

#4 and possibly #7 are coprolite(fossilized poop).

[sloth]

Dang, that's the most detailed one I have and it's poo. I guess a 300 million year old turd is still pretty cool though, thanks.

[Rob Russell]

#3 is a partial essexella jellyfish. 

[sloth]

2 hours ago, Rob Russell said:

#3 is a partial essexella jellyfish. 

Awesome! That's a good sized one, thanks.