Phelsuma Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 The first one was found in randolph county outside of Sparta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phelsuma Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 (edited) This was found in Randolph county by chester. I have a few more but they won’t load. Edited March 13, 2019 by Phelsuma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Welcome to the Forum. These look like Orthocone cephalopods to me. The first may be a cross section of one, not sure. Cropped and brightened a bit: 2 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...
Phelsuma Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 Thank you. I’ll see what I can do on lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 One possibility for your first item is a longitudinal section through the "fronds" / whorls that radiate from the spiral axial column of an Archimedes bryozoan. This would also seem to fit with the geology of your area. Closer pics might help. Another possibility for your second item is horn coral (Hapsiphyllidae?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 9 hours ago, Phelsuma said: Thank you. I’ll see what I can do on lighting. This close-up of the broken edge of your first fossil with the dentate margins seems consistent with Archimedes fronds. The spaces between the "teeth" are where the fenestrae were. Here's a link to a picture on the Palaeontology Portal that will help put your specimen in context of a more complete/better-exposed specimen: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 44 minutes ago, Peat Burns said: One possibility for your first item is a longitudinal section through the "fronds" / whorls that radiate from the spiral axial column of an Archimedes bryozoan. This would also seem to fit with the geology of your area. Closer pics might help. Not a bad idea! 1 " 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...
Rob Russell Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I wondered if the second specimen was plant material, also. It has a porous look about it like the woody plant material I find at Mazon. Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 On 3/13/2019 at 4:36 PM, Phelsuma said: Could we see a side view of the this. If it were to be Cephalopod or Archimedes, the pattern should likely be seen on this side too (unless just an imprint). From this view, I don't see a hint of that being present. I will stick my neck out and say shell material from a brachiopod? Actually an end view of your other specimen would be helpful too. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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