Ron E. Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Drove about 60 miles to a spot in NE Oklahoma which is Silurian in age. (map: It's the second purple splotch down from the NE corner). Strange fossils to me. I could use some help! Cone-shaped mollusks, remind me of limpets (except no hole at the crown) Overall hash plate Brachiopods, I presume, but they seem to have multiple layers! Practically every one is in this layered state. Help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Hi Ron The top row left and right are Class LINGULATA Brachiopods, maybe an ORBICULOIDEA, they were called Inarticulate Brchiopods several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron E. Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 Hi Ron The top row left and right are Class LINGULATA Brachiopods, maybe an ORBICULOIDEA, they were called Inarticulate Brchiopods several years ago. Thanks!~ Didn't have the classic brachiopod shape, fooled me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 My first thought was monoplacophoran(Tergomyid), but that is because I am unfamiliar with the lingulates. I think that Archimedes nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I'm probably off the page here, but that last set of Brachs sure look like some I've seen in Mississippian to Pennsylvanian rocks here in PA. Can't think of the name right now. Are you sure they were all Silurian rocks you were hunting in? -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron E. Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 I'm probably off the page here, but that last set of Brachs sure look like some I've seen in Mississippian to Pennsylvanian rocks here in PA. Can't think of the name right now. Are you sure they were all Silurian rocks you were hunting in? Yep, a local expert told me about the site. He's a geologist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoPutz Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Nice finds... all of these spots seem to be just far enough away from me to be inconvenient. I'm glad you found some good stuff though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Eaton Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I've hunted close to Locust Grove, I thought I was in Missisippian. Found hash plates with similar general appearance, but not sure if the same? Our favorite finds... my son found one whole crinoid, and we found a small nautaloid with crystallized inner whirls. Also found sporadic poorly preserved trilobites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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