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I have a strophomenata brachiopod with small circles and what look like puncture holes in center of circles. What may have caused these?

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Nice specimen. :)

Probably the traces left behind by epibionts, maybe a species of inarticulate brachiopod. 

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The examples of beekite I'm seeing when I google it look more extreme. But, it looks somewhat like what I have going on this fossil.  Thank you fossilDAWG and Tidgy's Dad

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As a double check, are the rings silica and are not scratched by a metal sewing needle?

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5 hours ago, DPS Ammonite said:

As a double check, are the rings silica and are not scratched by a metal sewing needle?

My thoughts as well. If they scratch, then that could point to trace fossil.

 

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My money's on beekite, I see varying degrees of it in my local Mississippian brachiopods and some looks just like that. But check for silica.

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Can't say I saw it before it was pointed out, but it does look more reorganized than as if were deformed originally. 

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I have beekite rings on one of my fossils from Mich. but I just "googled" it to learn more....surprise :doh!: Not exactly what I was looking for. 

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16 minutes ago, dalmayshun said:

surprise :doh!: Not exactly what I was looking for. 

but you will never wonder how to spell it again. :D

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Those are beekite rings on the brachiopod valve.

 

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