minnbuckeye Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 After the MAPS fossil show a few weeks ago, I had an hour to play around in a little rock in the Coralville, Ia area before departing for home. A piece of what I think was a cephalopod caught my eye and I tossed it into my bucket as I continued to scrutinize the shelf of Devonian rock in front of me. A few very nice coral pieces were added to my bucket before hitting the road. I didn't pay too much attention to my finds until yesterday. But as I was getting to put the cephalopod piece into the "fossils for kids" pile, I noticed something on it's surface. Such beauty bestowed to a junk piece of cephalopod! One must take the time to look closely or he/she often misses the diamond in the rough. Enjoy this simple fossil grouping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 This is a gorgeous fossil! I believe that is the bryozoan Reptaria stolonifera! I find these to be exquisitely beautiful. Thanks for sharing this with us!. 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...
ynot Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Nice! 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...
piranha Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Reptaria is now interpreted as "colonial, phoronid-like invertebrates with retractable lophophores." Taylor, P.D., & Wilson, M.A. (2007) Morphology and affinities of hederelloid “bryozoans”. In: Bryozoan Studies: Proceedings of the 14th International Bryozoology Conference, 15:301-309 PDF LINK figure from: Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (Part G) Bryozoa 1953 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 That is a really cool find! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, piranha said: Reptaria is now interpreted as "colonial, phoronid-like invertebrates with retractable lophophores." Taylor, P.D., & Wilson, M.A. (2007) Morphology and affinities of hederelloid “bryozoans”. In: Bryozoan Studies: Proceedings of the 14th International Bryozoology Conference, 15:301-309 PDF LINK figure from: Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (Part G) Bryozoa 1953 Always learning something from you, Scott! Thanks for this. 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...
Malone Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Good eye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Always learning something from you, Scott! Thanks for this. Another Eldredgeops-Fisherites story... repetition is the key! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 When I first saw this I thought you had actually found a lovely piece of hand painted pottery. Mind blowing "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Peat Burns Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 7 hours ago, doushantuo said: I've got another one from the same site that i found last week that I'll be posting soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Yep, definitely one for the rock garden Mike. Some kid was "this close" to having a great prize and likely wouldn't even know it. Good save! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Wonderful! I guess they must have settled on the sediment underneath the shell after the death of the cephalopod? That is a steinkern, isn't it? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Beautiful specimen. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Amazing how nice and detailed that is. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 That's a beauty! I've also had a moment where Ive had to re-examine junk to discover it wasn't junk. Those are the best moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 The microconchid 'ornaments' with the Reptaria 'fir tree boughs' make a lovely Christmas scene of it! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Really neat stuff! Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 7 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Wonderful! I guess they must have settled on the sediment underneath the shell after the death of the cephalopod? That is a steinkern, isn't it? The Retaria colonized the inside of the living chamber after the nautiloid died. Eventually the shell was buried and filled with sediment, and later the nautiloid shell dissolved leaving a steinkern with the underside of the Reptaria and other epibionts exposed. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 I am glad so many of you enjoyed this Phoronid. Thanks to all for the education on what I had discovered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 A beautiful specimen. Thanks for sharing! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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