cngodles Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 This one showed up after a rock split. The steinkern was really shiny and smooth. Usually the shell is hard to save, but I was able to when air chiseling away at this one. There are noticeable grooves on one side. 2 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Interesting... rather thick-shelled, whatever it is! (like my skull) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Most likely a productid brachiopod, they can have quite thick ventral velves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson g Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Sure looks productid brachipodish to me. I like how you prepared it, nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Any chance this is an ammonoid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson g Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, Al Dente said: Any chance this is an ammonoid? Picture 3 definatly leads me to believe it's a brachiopod. But I'm no expert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 My local expert suggests Euphemites. Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packy Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Could that be a layer of Bryozoan covering the brach, the first photo looks like the texture is there. Packy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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