Crazyhen Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 This fossil is from Quqing of Yunnan, China. It measures 15x20cm. Is it a horseshoe crab, shell or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Looks like it may be a horseshoe crab, but I'm no expert. 1 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 I dont know what it is, but I would sure love to go on the prep attack with this piece! Looks very cool. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 awww... you just saw the magic word.... "crab". Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 I don't think there is enough visible to be able to identify this. 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...
Innocentx Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 The first photo looks different from the second. Are these 2 examples you have posted? "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, Innocentx said: The first photo looks different from the second. Are these 2 examples you have posted? They are positive and negative plates of the same fossil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 The shape resembles the shell of a horseshoe crab but like the others said; not enough exposed to ID. Neat fossil though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 What is the geological age of the sediment? " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, abyssunder said: What is the geological age of the sediment? Devonian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, Crazyhen said: Devonian Thank you. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 Got more photos, see if these would help identify the specimen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I think horseshoe crab is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Pretty sure that’s the remains of a brachiopod shell. Especially since it’s Devonian age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 It may be a bit too big for a brachiopod. It may also be a coiled nautiloid living chamber steinkern. Pictured here is a similarly sized one I found, also from the Devonian. 3 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 Another similar one just dug out from the fossil site. Also a nautilus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Can we see the other side of the slab? " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 3 hours ago, abyssunder said: Can we see the other side of the slab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Am I seeing some kind of carapace or shell material along the edge? If so, perhaps the two pieces could be reunited and prepped out from one side... that is if it is deemed to be possibly worthwhile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Yes, a close up the possible shell material might reveal ribbing or some other indicator. "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 21 minutes ago, Innocentx said: Yes, a close up the possible shell material might reveal ribbing or some other indicator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 It looks like something there, but I can't tell what. Need to see more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Wrangellian said: It looks like something there, but I can't tell what. Need to see more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I still wouldn't rule out horseshoe crab, although, as everyone here is remarking, it sure is hard to tell without it being properly exposed. Link 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 20 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: I still wouldn't rule out horseshoe crab, although, as everyone here is remarking, it sure is hard to tell without it being properly exposed. Link This would be roughly ten times the size of what I can find reports of from the paleozoic. It also seems odd that the thinnest part of the shell would leave the best recorded shape while the thicker elements seem to be nearly completely unpreserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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