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From the album: Pennsylvanian fossils
Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Ctenacanthiformes Family: Ctenacanthidae Genus: Glikmanius Species: Glikmanius occidentalis Unfortunately, this is as far as I can prep with a box cutter.- 2 comments
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Help me name the outstanding fossil deposits of the midcontinent Devonian
pefty posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Crowdsourcing / help request! I'm putting together a review article for the fossil collector community on the Devonian rocks of the American midcontinent, which I've defined as the gray area on the map below plus southwest Ontario. I'm hoping to include a section in which I highlight the midcontinent fossils of greatest renown for each of a number of taxa (list below). (I purposely leave "renown" as a somewhat squishy quality open to multiple interpretations.) I would appreciate (1) your nominations of any midcontinent Devonian fossils of great renown that I have failed to capture in the list below and (2) your assistance in filling in the blanks marked with "????" Thank you! List is below. Microbes: ???? Marine algae: ???? Sponges: Formosa Reef Limestone, SW Ontario Rockport Quarry Limestone, NE Michigan ???? Corals: Widder Formation, SW Ontario Jeffersonville Limestone, S. Indiana Petoskey Limestone, NW lower Michigan Hyolithids: Arkona Formation, SW Ontario Tentaculitids: Arkona Formation, SW Ontario Conulariids: ???? Bryozoans: ???? Brachiopods: Silica Formation, NW Ohio ???? Pelecypods: Arkona Formation, SW Ontario ???? Gastropods: Rogers City Limestone, NE Michigan ???? Non-ammonoid cephalopods: ???? Ammonoid cephalopods: Arkona Formation, SW Ontario Pelecypods: Dundee Limestone, NW Ohio Arkona Formation, SW Ontario Rostroconchs: Dundee Limestone, NW Ohio Trilobites: Silica Formation, NW Ohio Arkona Formation and Widder Formation, SW Ontario Haragan and Bois d'Arc Formations, SE Oklahoma Non-ostracode crustaceans: Chagrin Shale, NE Ohio Arkona Formation and Widder Formation, SW Ontario Silica Formation, NW Ohio Echinoderms: Arkona Formation, SW Ontario Silica Formation, NW Ohio Thunder Bay Limestone, NE Michigan Graptolites: ???? Fish: Rockport Quarry Limestone, NE Michigan Columbus Limestone, central Ohio Cleveland Shale, NE Ohio Woody plants: Ohio Shale, Ohio Herbaceous plants: Grassy Creek Shale, E Missouri
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Location: East Missouri Being a really new hunter, this is only the 10th or so actual fossil i've ever found, and it's a doozy. A large death plate that I stumbled upon, that I want to do some prep work on to try and uncover and identify what appears to be some actual fossilized bone. Or even if not, just uncover some of the depth. There's a ton of surface cracks here that i've been gently tapping to work some of this plating off, but i'm more super curious about the general structure here. I've highlighted a few areas that I'm concerned about touching, and would love some feedback. What's my concern? I've noted in the below pictures below, but there is a highlighted area that has a suspiciously smooth texture that makes me worry I am actually going to work on top of or chip away a larger set of fossil. So long as what i'm working with here is just some common fossil of no historic value, I have less concerns, but the size of the mass on the lower right has me concerned to work on this specimen at all rather than turning it into our local Science Center for management. I'd love some opinions here on what exactly i'm working with, and any other general conversation Note: I've pushed the contrast on the fossil-overlay image to help show some of the detail on a hazy day photo. I have included both an overlayed image with some text and the full RAW image from my camera with higher resolution for examination.
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Went to look for trilobites at one of my favorite localities. No complete trilobites that day, but I did spot a neat little tooth instead. I did some prep hoping it could be identified, and will finish it soon. I thought the root and multiple side cusplets compared well with Glikmanius occidentalis, but of course I always welcome more opinions. I forgot to add a scale, but the exposed portion of the tooth measures 2 cm in length. as found after some cleaning
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Weird Black Shale Fossil+ some conodont teeth fragments (Missouri)
Samurai posted a topic in Fossil ID
Location: Warrensburg, Missouri Period: Pennsylvanian Formation: Unknown Hello! I happened to have had an opportunity to visit land owned by one of my friends and decided to split some of the black shales. I happened to come across something that seems familiar but I just can't seem to place a name on it as of yet. So far I have found 2 specimens, and I'm not sure if one is just infilling of the original mold or something other. Unfortunately they were in already weathered sections of shale and I could not retrieve the other halves of the shales. In case it helps with identifications, I have found listracanthus denticles, conodont elements, very faint orbiculoidia? shells/fragments, and some nodules that were not compacted enough for me to take thin sections of. Specimen #1: What appears to be a mold of the specimen. Very faint shell fragments are visible to the right and upper portion form the specimen Specimen #2: And lastly for anyone who is interested, here are images of the conodonts! Another conodont tooth fragment seen on the left side: I didn't do any size measurements on the conodonts or use the CAI to determine anything as I'm not experienced in the later but would love any input! Thanks for taking time out of your day to read all this!
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From the album: Pennsylvanian fossils
Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Petalodontiformes Family: Pristodontidae Genus: Peripristis sp. Cleaned by @Ptychodus04-
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Hello! I’m Kate. I love rocks and i went rock hunting while on vacation in missouri. What i found was a ton of fossils. So many that i found myself trying to be selective…. I can only carry so much. i have very limited information on fossils so lets just say i know basically nothing. I dont buy them and have no plans to sell. so this is, to me, the most amazing fossil i found. Ive been working on cleaning away the rock for a couple of weeks but the central fossil was pretty much just ss you see it here. I only had to clear a little between what im calling the top and the bottom. Most of my cleaning has been on the right snd left sides of the rock. this was found in a dry creek bed in Hannibal Missouri. any assistance and advice is greatly appreciated. Im cleaning with vinegar, dental pick, scribe, straight pin, etc. kind regards, Kate
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I'll start with images I've already posted on the forum. All are from the Kansas City metropolitan area. Winterset Limestone.... Metacoceras: Liroceras: Stenodomatoceras: Undetermined: Domatoceras umbilicatum: Wea Shale.... Metacoceras: Westerville Limestone.... Domatoceras: Chanute Shale.... Mooreoceras or Pseudorthoceras: Liberty Memorial Shale.... Metacoceras: I'll add many more images in the future.
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Hi could this possibly be a fossilized leaf? Or is it just my imagination. Found it in a creekbed near the Mississippi in Northern Missouri. Thanks in advance!
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I collected this echinoderm part from Silurian Bainbridge Formation outcrops. There are two spike-like projections exposed, and two more that are buried in sediment. The rock unfortunately split in 2 pieces, and I noticed two other spike-like projections on the opposite side while glueing it. I thought it looked somewhat similar to an Ancyrocrinus holdfast, but the age is wrong and I haven't found them reported from here. I apologize for the poor quality photos, I will update with better quality ones when I relocate the specimen. Any clue if this is a holdfast indeed, and if so what crinoid it could belong to?
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Found what looks like a Phacopid trilobite here in Missouri. It was found weathered, but I believe it's from the Bailey Limestone. Is there a fauna list or reference anyone has on these trilobites they could share?
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Found this loose in southwest Missouri. Looks like petrified wood to me. Am I correct?
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I found this (presumably fossilized bone) loose in southwest Missouri. Am I correct in my presumption.
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Found this fossil loose in southwest Missouri. I think it is bone. Am I correct?
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I found what I think is a very small and mostly complete (distal edge view) cladodont tooth. It appears to be missing some root and also has a crack running right through it, so I glued around the stone to keep it stable enough until I get home to clean it up in a few weeks. Any thoughts? It looks like one to me, but I've been wrong plenty of times before.
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Found in Boone County, Missouri, USA on the Manitou Bluffs directly above the Missouri River. Please and thank you for any ID help!
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Hey guys, just wondering if this looks like a shell to you? Thanks in advance!
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I joined today just to figure out what I’ve found out back today. Found in Johnson County Missouri. Does also seem to be hollow as I can hear something shaking around inside. Is about 3” in diameter. Would greatly appreciate your thoughts!! Thank you all!
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Hi I found this in a creek bed in Missouri not far from the Mississippi River. Need help identifying please. If I were to guess, it's some piece of a crinoid? It's my best find since I started this new hobby. Thanks
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Hey guys, wasn't sure if this could possibly be a tooth of some sort? Or if it's just my imagination. Thanks for your input! Found in a creek bed near the Mississippi in Northern Missouri
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Hi, please excuse me if I've posted this in the wrong place. I just got a trilobite out of a friend's estate, but I can't find any information about it. The label states: Eoharpes ottowaensis, Billings M. Ord. (Kimmswick Fm.) Frankford, Mo. My friend was generally very good about properly labeling his specimens, and he was familiar with Ordovician trilobites in Missouri, so this one's a bit puzzling. Maybe a typo? Any help or suggestions that you have will be greatly appreciated.
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Found in creek bed in Northern St. Charles County, Missouri. It's interesting... don't think it's just a rock. Maybe just an impression (or whatever it's called, can't remember proper term), or if it's one or more things. Help with ID would be very much appreciated! Also, please let me know if photo quality is not sufficient or if anyone has any suggestions for future post.
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Hello! Can't wait to share some of my finds. Also looking forward to input for ID's from this fantastic community!
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Please see image. Can anyone help ID? Found in creek bed in St. Charles County, Missouri.
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I found this first recently went to near Eureka. To me is looks like a Ceraurus right genal spine. This second one group I bought at an fossil estate sale and it says unknown echinoderms Ralls county MO.
