FrozenFlame Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Hi folks, I received this in the mail as a bonus for one of my purchases, it's a matrix from China (browsing for similar specimens from the seller places it as from Ningcheng, China, Jurassic period). I have zero idea what it is, and wondering if the wonderful TFF folks have any indication of what it could be? I doubt it's anything (and without a microscope, probably impossible to identify), but trying to make an attempt to label it, rather than dumping it with in my unknown bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Pictures are out of focus. Can not see any details. 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...
Al Dente Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 They might be conchostracans (clam shrimp). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I agree with Al Dente, they are conchostracans. LINK to relevant paper. 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...
gigantoraptor Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Pictures are out of focus, but I do agree most of them are conchostracans. Are you sure this is from Ningcheng? That region is indeed Jurassic in age, probably the Tiaojishan formation. This matrix looks like it comes from the Yixian formation in Liaoning. The lower circeled might be Ephemeropsis trisetalis, which is fairly common in the Aptian of the Yixian formation. The upper one isn't clear enough to see, but might be an insect part too. If not it is probably also an conchostracan. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I agree with the others (man I'm always late ) conchostracans. I saw these in a museum a few weeks ago. 1 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Nice conchostracans, I have a soft spot for these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittle Star Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 On 22/08/2018 at 8:27 PM, Foozil said: Nice conchostracans, I have a soft spot for these guys. Here is one of them I found in Hastings. Enjoy 2 Never ask a starfish for directions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 On 8/22/2018 at 12:56 PM, gigantoraptor said: Pictures are out of focus, but I do agree most of them are conchostracans. Are you sure this is from Ningcheng? That region is indeed Jurassic in age, probably the Tiaojishan formation. This matrix looks like it comes from the Yixian formation in Liaoning. The lower circeled might be Ephemeropsis trisetalis, which is fairly common in the Aptian of the Yixian formation. The upper one isn't clear enough to see, but might be an insect part too. If not it is probably also an conchostracan. The upper one could also be a conchostracan, partially covered with matrix. The lower one doesn't seem to look like Ephemeropsis trisetalis, (on right) to me. Photo from HERE. Looks like some sort of bee, or fly, although I can't make out enough of the fossil when I crop the photo. I would label that as "Insect indet." 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...
izak_ Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 On 24/08/2018 at 6:37 PM, Brittle Star said: Here is one of them I found in Hastings. Enjoy Love it, thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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