M.Youssef Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Good day everyone Can you please help identify these fossils? They are from the Ordovician of fezouata formation, Morocco. Thanks Malek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, M.Youssef said: Can you please help identify these fossils? They are from the Ordovician of fezouata formation, Morocco. Photo 2 appears to be vermifrorm, maybe undescribed. Photos 1 & 3 are a good match for the sponge: Pirania auraeum, Botting 2007 Botting, J.P. 2007 ‘Cambrian’ demosponges in the Ordovician of Morocco: Insights into the early evolutionary history of sponges. Geobios, 40(6):737-748 PDF LINK color figures of Pirania auraeum from: Van Roy, P. 2006 Non-trilobite arthropods from the Ordovician of Morocco. PhD Thesis, Ghent University, 230 pp. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Youssef Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 6 hours ago, piranha said: Photo 2 appears to be vermifrorm, maybe undescribed. Photos 1 & 3 are a good match for the sponge: Pirania auraeum, Botting 2007 Botting, J.P. 2007 ‘Cambrian’ demosponges in the Ordovician of Morocco: Insights into the early evolutionary history of sponges. Geobios, 40(6):737-748 PDF LINK color figures of Pirania auraeum from: Van Roy, P. 2006 Non-trilobite arthropods from the Ordovician of Morocco. PhD Thesis, Ghent University, 230 pp. Thank you my friend for the help , in third specimen there are details like fangs above the bristles , do these features exist on sponges? Please look at this photo. Best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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