TqB Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 After missing out on a superb one of these when the bidding went a bit crazy, I was pleased to pick this up for very much less . The plate contains a large piece of Paradelograptus tenuis, mixed up with broken bits of the same and also Kiaerograptus. Lower Ordovician, Fezouata Formation, Zagora region, Morocco. (I think the seller's ID is OK - graptolites can be very tricky and I haven't checked it in depth but it matches one (fig 5B) in this paper on Reseachgate: Ordovician Fezouata) I've roughly photoshopped it in photo 2 to show the single specimen and added a mirror image in photo 3 to reconstruct its other half (which was present in the one I couldn't afford - I wonder if anyone here has it? ). Other graptolites brushed out: Doubled up: 2 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Pretty cool Tarquin. I’ve not seen graptolites like than, not that I’ve seen that many. When in Czech Rep two years ago I found some graptolites there, I’ll have to dig them out. 1 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I love graptolites, though i don't have one of these. I think we mentioned that they are often undervalued fossils. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Wow, that's pretty cool! " 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...
doushantuo Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Nice one Tarq. It's an anisograptid allright,that much is clear. Below:Erdtmann's P. mosseboensis.* *Paradelograptus tenellus? Have doubts about "tenuis". You'd need a well-preserved proximal fragment to be sure Seeing Gutierrez-Marco as one of the co-authors,makes me think the the graptolite taxonomy is well-founded,but I don't know if the graps have undergone an in-depth systematic analysis. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Nice specimen.. I've been meaning to get me one of these. I do have a small piece of Clonograptus from the same area/formation(?). I have to trust the label on that ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Found it.Some disagreement with Erdtmann(1987),but graptolite taxonomy is a lot like that of other Paleozoic clonal organisms. I wouldn't go so far as de gustibus,etc,but... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 Thanks, everybody! @doushantuo Good references, Ben - I assume the centre of symmetry is proximal but there are no clear thecae or sicula there. Maybe it's best to just stick with a "cf." Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 And another one but no Photoshop needed - same details from the seller as the other but it may be different. The sections between bifurcations are only about half the length for a start but I realise that colony form is not necessarily diagnostic. 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 On 4/8/2018 at 10:21 AM, TqB said: And another one but no Photoshop needed - same details from the seller as the other but it may be different. The sections between bifurcations are only about half the length for a start but I realise that colony form is not necessarily diagnostic. That's beautiful! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 @Tidgy's Dad Thanks, they are irresistible. I'm planning some graptolite collecting trips and UK versions aren't impossible... Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 57 minutes ago, TqB said: @Tidgy's Dad Thanks, they are irresistible. I'm planning some graptolite collecting trips and UK versions aren't impossible... Indeed not. i'll be posting some of my UK Silurian ones soon, though they're mainly Monograptus. Good luck with your trips. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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