Nimravis Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Since @Jones1rocks has been posting Mazon Creek fossils for ID's, I thought that I would post two that have stumped me and I would appreciate any help. Both of these concretions look similar to me- the first one I only have a half and the second one I have both halves. Sometimes I think that they are flora and other times I think fauna- such as a shrimp, but I have no clue. I am really leaning towards fauna and I have never found any others that are similar. Here is the one with only 1 half- different views: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nimravis Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 Here is the second concretion: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sagebrush Steve Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 First one has sort of a lobster-ish shape. Some sort of arthropod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, Sagebrush Steve said: First one has sort of a lobster-ish shape. Some sort of arthropod? Yes and Both of the concretions appear to have the same thing, just different sizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 @fiddlehead , @RCFossils and @fossilized6s any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I too get a strong shrimp-like arthropod vibe from these. Can't say I've ever popped a nodule with something quite this intriguing inside. Love to hear a definitive pronouncement on these. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 It looks a bit similar to this fossil in RCFossils' Gallery . Kottixerxes gloriousus ***BONUS FOSSIL: Yours also looks like it is on top of a fish scale. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, digit said: I too get a strong shrimp-like arthropod vibe from these. Can't say I've ever popped a nodule with something quite this intriguing inside. Love to hear a definitive pronouncement on these. Cheers. -Ken That's what I was saying, looks like a shrimp, but not positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 These ore both shrimp molts of either Belotelson or Lobetelson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 Just now, Fossildude19 said: It looks a bit similar to this fossil in RCFossils' Gallery . Kottixerxes gloriousus I have a couple- don' think it is. Here is a couple of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, RCFossils said: These ore both shrimp molts of either Belotelson or Lobetelson That's what I was afraid of- Thanks for replying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Happy to help. Here is a similar example. You can see many of the same structures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, RCFossils said: Happy to help. Here is a similar example. You can see many of the same structures Yes- the back half on my second one is why I was leaning towards shrimp and yours shows it a lot nicer- Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Is it too late for me to have a guess? If not i'll use my extensive knowledge and guess at shrimp molts. Probably Belotelson or Lobetelson. Do I win? Ahem. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Yup, Rob nailed it. Pretty typical Belotelson. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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