James_R_V Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I went fossil hunting at a Aberlemno quarry in Forfar a couple of weeks back and found what I think is the tail of a eurypterid. I am just wondering if anyone could tell me if I am right? The quarry has been known to produce eurypterid fossils in the past. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Not familiar with your area but looks more cephalopod to me than eurypterid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Interesting. What's the scale, please ? Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bguild Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I had that same though as well @Malcolmt. Others may be able to help with a specific ID, but I don't believe we have Eurypterid parts here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Simon Braddy and James Lamsdell are the experts on Scottish eurypterids. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I lean towards eurypterid. The segments seem to overlap slightly, and they are a bit offset (not all in a perfectly straight line. These features seem to weigh against an orthoconic nautiloid to me. I think the specimen is more 3D (less flattened) than the eurypterids found in the Bertie Formation, and perhaps this contributes to the cephalopod appearance. Welcome to the Fossil Forum, by the way. I was initially confused by your location, as Brechin is a well known fossil site in Ontario Canada. There is also a Forfar in Ontario, but it is a tiny hamlet, really just a crossroads, and there is no quarry nearby. I did not know there is a Brechin in the UK until just now. Don 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Forfar eurypterid localities from: Braddy, S.J. 2000 Eurypterids from the Early Devonian of the Midland Valley of Scotland. Scottish Journal of Geology, 36(2):115-122 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, FossilDAWG said: I lean towards eurypterid. The segments seem to overlap slightly, and they are a bit offset (not all in a perfectly straight line. These features seem to weigh against an orthoconic nautiloid to me. I think the specimen is more 3D (less flattened) than the eurypterids found in the Bertie Formation, and perhaps this contributes to the cephalopod appearance. Don I agree with Don. Also, I don't believe there are any orthocones in the Old Red Sandstone. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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