Kato Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Recently completed a lengthy set of walkabouts in the lower Pennsylvanian. I have a lot that I can pseudo-identify and am comfortable leaving them alone for now. OTH, I am hopeful someone with the skills will provide some helpful nudges in assigning more accurate names to the following: I believe this is a coral. This is about 4" tall and 3.5" wide Zoom in I'm calling it a snail but I know that is not correct. Max length is 1.5" And then these mystery spine-like objects on a sort of mash plate. It is hard to tell but the long intermittent one, swooping from lower left to upper right, maybe indeed be a single long strand 3" long 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 The "spines" remind me of sponge root tufts. picture from here 7 " 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Interesting. The first one seems to me to be a syringoporid tabulate coral. I'm not quite sure if the second one is a nautiloid or a gastropod, but I think gastropod is more likely. I so like @abyssunder's idea for the last ones. They are very pretty. 5 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I agree with @Tidgy's Dad on the first two, definitely think gastropod for the second and a gorgeous one too! I've found identical spines in the lower Carboniferous/Mississippian of Scotland and thought they were from spiny brachiopods but now I'm wondering if they were sponge root tufts all along! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Similar "spines" were presented in these older topics: 4 " 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...
Kato Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 Thank you for helping me to continue to expand my knowledge. I just took the time to examine the sponge root tuft specimen further. The specimen is about 1.5" thick. Three of the sides have tufts exposed down 1/2-5/8" from the top surface. The fourth side is a gray mass with zero fossils of any kind. I will study to see if I can determine how the sponge may have been positioned in relation to the tufts. Thanks again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 You are welcome! Hope it doesn't hurt your consideration to put a click on the proper area for those who were involved in the determination. 2 " 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...
Kato Posted February 9, 2019 Author Share Posted February 9, 2019 2 hours ago, abyssunder said: You are welcome! Hope it doesn't hurt your consideration to put a click on the proper area for those who were involved in the determination. Among other things that is something I don't know how to do...will need to check the pinned items for how-to's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Kato said: Among other things that is something I don't know how to do...will need to check the pinned items for how-to's. click on the shark tooth in the lower right corner of others posts. 3 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenmaster6 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I'll just upvote all of you for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted February 9, 2019 Author Share Posted February 9, 2019 8 hours ago, ynot said: click on the shark tooth in the lower right corner of others posts. My oversight. I just never noticed it until I logged into my acct and looked for it. From henceforth I shall use the shark tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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