Crazyhen Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Any idea what kind of fossil is this? It’s from Anshun of Guizhou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 May we have better images? To me it looks a bit like a turtle carapace, but I'm no expert on Chinese fossils. Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Looks like a phyllocarid carapace, to me. Not seeing anything remotely turtie-ish at all. 1 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...
indominus rex Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 11 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Looks like a phyllocarid carapace, to me. Not seeing anything remotely turtie-ish at all. Well I guess the shape? Actually yeah it lacks the texture of a turtle shell, my bad. Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 There is also an ammonite imprint just to the upper right, which gives an indication of age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongy Joe Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Mrs. Spongy has a good suggestion: a piece of a large broken ammonite, looking at a septum. I reckon it makes sense, but then I have to say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreas Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 4 hours ago, caldigger said: There is also an ammonite imprint just to the upper right, which gives an indication of age. Age should be Triassic Carnian stage. The ribbed ammonoid above looks like a Trachyceras species. The unknown part/fossil could be as said above a shell part of a big ammonoid. Joannites sp. or Carnites are possible smooth shelled ammonoids of that timespan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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