TqB Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Anyone recognise this? Phosphatic nodule, Brigantian (U. Mississippian) marine shale, Co. Durham, UK. Nodules from this bed often contain fish bits, as well as cephalopods, inarticulate brachiopods and (rare) conulariids. Not cleanly broken but the shape is ringing a bell... concave counterpart Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Looks like part of a fish skull to me, Tarquin. 3 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...
TqB Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Thanks, Tim, that looks pretty good. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 YES. That is absolutely a fish skull. There seems to be quite a bit of three-dimensional braincase in there too, which is quite rare during that time interval. Would you be willing to consider donating that for research? I know a researcher in Birmingham who does excellent and important work on these. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 11 hours ago, jdp said: YES. That is absolutely a fish skull. There seems to be quite a bit of three-dimensional braincase in there too, which is quite rare during that time interval. Would you be willing to consider donating that for research? I know a researcher in Birmingham who does excellent and important work on these. Thanks, good to know that it might be something interesting. I'd be happy to donate it though I'll check out a couple of UK specialists I know of first. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Update: looks like it's going to be donated and getting a CT scan. 4 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Awesome, Tarquin! Thanks for the update. 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...
westcoast Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Perfect! Sounds like it's going to the exact person I was thinking of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 58 minutes ago, jdp said: Perfect! Sounds like it's going to the exact person I was thinking of! Glad to say it is, the internet can be a small place. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 Delayed update: this was donated to the Lapworth Museum of Geology at the University of Birmingham. A ct scan showed that it is the front half of a coelocanth brain case. It's being worked up by a student of Sam Giles to try to work out if it's a new or existing taxon. 4 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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