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These came from the same spot in a old British coal measures spoil heap that i have been visiting , each time i go i dig lots of holes looking for sweet spots but often with little success.This time i was rewarded with these 2 finds.

 

Flora .....Calamostachys sp.      spore cone

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This bit of fauna is about 18mm long x 2mm wide possible Palaeocaris ? Crustacea .

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Cheers John

 

 

 

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Incredible detail in that cone, John!

Nice finds. 

Thanks for showing them. :) 

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A great pair of finds, beautiful Calamostachys. And an intriguing beastie, doesn't look quite right for Palaeocaris but I have no better ideas.

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1 hour ago, TqB said:

doesn't look quite right for Palaeocaris

Yes, the segmentation on this beautiful specimen is finer and non-overlapping, as compared to Paleocaris.

 

2 hours ago, t-tree said:

This time i was rewarded with these 2 finds.

Either would be a trip-maker, and the arthropod could be an important find!

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The arthropod looks a bit like Acanthotelson.

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3 hours ago, TqB said:

A great pair of finds, beautiful Calamostachys. And an intriguing beastie, doesn't look quite right for Palaeocaris but I have no better ideas.

 Yes i have no better ideas that's why i put a "?" by it, the size is very small and magnifying doesn't show anymore than the photos maybe a juvenile something.

 

1 hour ago, Auspex said:

Yes, the segmentation on this beautiful specimen is finer and non-overlapping, as compared to Paleocaris.

 I agree. 

 

54 minutes ago, Mark Kmiecik said:

The arthropod looks a bit like Acanthotelson.

I have looked at that as well and the same problem the segments are finer.

 

Thank-you all for your comments

I'm really pleased with the cone 

Cheers John

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1 hour ago, Mark Kmiecik said:

The arthropod looks a bit like Acanthotelson.

Just my two cents but I agree with this and was about to post it.

 

Beautiful finds by the way.

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2 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said:

The arthropod looks a bit like Acanthotelson.

A bit. However...

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...there are still some structural inconsistencies in the segmenting.

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Cool finds, however, the second one seems to have way to many segments to be any crustacean.  

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45 minutes ago, crabfossilsteve said:

seems to have way to many segments to be any crustacean

Yeah, and what appear to be bits of adhering shell look like they might be calcareous.
Any kind of Carboniferous tube worm we should look at?

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10 hours ago, Auspex said:

Yeah, and what appear to be bits of adhering shell look like they might be calcareous.
Any kind of Carboniferous tube worm we should look at?

 

The specimen in question reminds me of Cornulites that I've found here in the Toronto area (Upper Ordovician), and apparently they did exist in the Carboniferous, too (if you believe Wikipedia)...

 

Great finds, @t-tree!!!

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I have taken a few more photos where you can see front legs better.

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Cheers John

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compare with Pleurocaris from the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology: Part R, Arthropoda 4

 

additional reference:

Calman, W.T. 1911. III.—On Pleurocaris, a new Crustacean from the English Coal-Measures. Geological Magazine, 8(4):156-160

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23 minutes ago, piranha said:

compare with Pleurocaris from the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology: Part R, Arthropoda 4

 

 

That seems to fit very well

Thank-you John

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Huzzah! Scott comes through again!

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Very nice! I know you didn’t find much, but what you did find is outstanding!

 

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