Randomguy1 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Hey guys I had this collection of fossils and I wanted to show them to you guys. This collection has a few I have questions so about so please let me know about them. Heres the slideshow of the best ones. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1c9audycmGOHZENQjRdXumQot-0HE2oMJBl39AZoU5qM/edit?usp=sharing The most interesting one is this brachiopod, can someone tell me what is going on with it? Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 25 minutes ago, Randomguy1 said: Hey guys I had this collection of fossils and I wanted to show them to you guys. This collection has a few I have questions so about so please let me know about them. Heres the slideshow of the best ones. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1c9audycmGOHZENQjRdXumQot-0HE2oMJBl39AZoU5qM/edit?usp=sharing The most interesting one is this brachiopod, can someone tell me what is going on with it? Thanks! nice! Wish I could help on this but my invert info is not exactly up to scratch On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 @Randomguy1 Please post the photos directly to this website. In time, 3rd party links expire, or otherwise break, and then the topic becomes useless. Better to post them here directly. 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...
DPS Ammonite Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Randomguy1 said: The most interesting one is this brachiopod, can someone tell me what is going on with it? Thanks! This is a Pennsylvanian Linoproductus sp. brachiopod 1 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Your 'oysters' look more like some kind of Sphenoceramus, which would make it Cretaceous in age, not Pennsylvanian. The rest I'm confident are Penn and someone here should be able to ID them for you, to some extent.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy1 Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) Thank you guys! Im kind of a newb. The spenoceramus are cretaceous? I had no idea! Im not sure why that's so cool to me! Edited January 10, 2019 by Randomguy1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy1 Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 The "oysters" seem to resemble inoceramus (sphenoceramus) labiatus very much, is it possible that that is what they are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 The brachiopod is a Linoproductus, as has been mentioned. The brachial valve (shell) is concave and closely follows the curve of the convex pedicle valve, so there isn't much space between them. In your specimen a chunk of the pedicle valve is broken away, revealing the inner surface of the pedicle valve underneath. The oysters are probably Mytiloides, not Sphenoceramus. Mytiloides labiatus is a Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) index species, and it does occur in Kansas. However there are other closely related species as well. I don't think your specimens are complete enough for a confident ID to species; I would label them Mytiloides sp. Don 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy1 Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Thank you @FossilDAWG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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