Guy Macdonald Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Hi guys, please help me identify this fossil, found in a woodland rich in clay near me, will post a pic of the geological composition of the area it was found in, thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Macdonald Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 What are we thinking, shell, partial trilobite fossil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Coral(?). Not a trilobite and the lines are to parallel for a clam or brachiopod. Maybe a gastropod(?). Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Plications of a brachiopod would be my first guess. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 1 minute ago, Kane said: Plications of a brachiopod would be my first guess. Wouldn't the plications have to be divergent and not parallel for a brachiopod? Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele 1937 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Crusty back ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 22 minutes ago, ynot said: Wouldn't the plications have to be divergent and not parallel for a brachiopod? True, unless it was fairly large and we are only seeing a small piece of it whereby the diverging lines would appear more parallel. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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