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Opalized mussel, CP, Australia
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Mackunda Formation Early Cretaceous (Late Albian) Richmond, QLD, Australia -
A unique specimen showing well preserved scales (see second image for close up). Archaeomene tenuis is a superficially similar species which also occurs at this site and often has well preserved scales, but can be distinguished from Cavenderichthys talbragarensis by the different skull morphology, tail shape and dorsal fin which opposes the anal fin. Relevant papers: Bean, L. B. & Arratia, G., 4 October 2019. Anatomical revision of the Australian teleosts Cavenderichthys talbragarensis and Waldmanichthys koonwarri impacting on previous phylogenetic interpretations of teleostean relationships. Alcheringa 44, 121–159. Bean, L.B., 2006. The leptolepid fish Cavenderichthys talbragarensis (Woodward, 1895) from the Talbragar Fish Bed (Late Jurassic) near Gulgong, New South Wales. Records of the Western Australian Museum 23, 43–76. LINK Schwarzhans, W. W., Murphy, T. D., & Frese, M. (2018). Otoliths in situ in the stem teleost Cavenderichthys talbragarensis (Woodward, 1895), otoliths in coprolites, and isolated otoliths from the Upper Jurassic of Talbragar, New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 38(6), 1-14. Woodward, A.S., 1895. The fossil fishes of the Talbragar Beds (Jurassic?). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Palaeontology. Memoir 9, 1–27.
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From the album: Mackunda Formation
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From the album: Mackunda Formation
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From the album: Mackunda Formation
Unfortunately covered in stubborn matrix. Coelacanths are completely unreported from the Cretaceous of Australia, so this is likely the first. -
Hi all, I'm not sure what to make of this, so help would be appreciated. It comes from the Early Cretaceous (Albian) Mackunda Formation in central Queensland, Australia. Fossils from this site include a variety of sharks, fish, marine reptiles, invertebrates, etc. Thank you for any assistance! a - top b - bottom c- side d - front e - back
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From the album: Mackunda Formation
Mackunda Formation Early Cretaceous (Late Albian) Richmond, QLD, Australia -
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From the album: Mackunda Formation
Mackunda Formation Early Cretaceous (Late Albian) Richmond, QLD, Australia -
From the album: Mackunda Formation
Mackunda Formation Early Cretaceous (Late Albian) Richmond, QLD, Australia -
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From the album: Mackunda Formation
Mackunda Formation Early Cretaceous (Late Albian) Richmond, QLD, Australia -
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From the album: Mackunda Formation
Mackunda Formation Early Cretaceous (Late Albian) Richmond, QLD, Australia -
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From the album: Mackunda Formation
Mackunda Formation Early Cretaceous (Late Albian) Richmond, QLD, Australia -
From the album: Mackunda Formation
Mackunda Formation Early Cretaceous (Late Albian) Richmond, QLD, Australia -
From the album: Mackunda Formation
Mackunda Formation Early Cretaceous (Late Albian) Richmond, QLD, Australia -
From the album: Mackunda Formation
Mackunda Formation Early Cretaceous (Late Albian) Richmond, QLD, Australia -
See this thread for information on the discovery of the site, preparation etc. Notogoneus is unusual to find in Australia, so far it has only been reported from the Redbank Plains Formation. This specimen measures at 10cm long, however Hills (1934) estimates a maximum length of 20cm. Reference: HILLS, E. S. 1934. Tertiary fresh water fishes from Southern Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 10(4):163–172. LINK
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Was up at Lake St. Clair, NSW looking for late(?) Carboniferous marine fossils and came across this thing. I am thinking that its a fish tooth but not too sure as no vertebrate material has been reported from the site to my knowledge. Please let me know if clearer photos are needed This specimen is aprox. 7 mm long Thanks,
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Wondering if anyone can help me out with identifying what possible species this fish fossil I have had for a number of years is? It was given to me by a relative who did a lot of work in mining in NSW and QLD of Australia so I believe the origin of the fossil would be from one of those regions. the actual fish in the fossil is approximately 43mm in length from tip of the head to the end of the tail and the head is approximately 9mm wide. i have included an image showing the full piece from the front as well as a close up photo of the fish itself and photos showing the thickness of the stone and the rear side of the stone.
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A recent trip to look at some Gastropods from the early Devonian. A pretty difficult and exposed spot that takes a bit of a hike in to get to. I would guess that this isn't often visited and scientific papers describing species from this spot are many decades old. Some fantastic specimens some of which are encrusted with pyrite.
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Found at Beaumaris Bay Fossil Site, Melbourne Australia. Thoughts on what it might be?
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Found the below while fossicking at the Beaumaris Bay Fossil Site/beach in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Not sure what it is— part of a modern shell of something? Fossil of some sort? It's about 2cm x 1cm across. I've shown all 4 sides in the images, but can add more specific angles if needed. Any help would be much appreciated. Bonus if you happen to know how to best clean/prep it. Cheers.
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Quick trip to a new spot to look at some Mesozoic Plant Fossils. Found in abundance in exposed sandstone and mudstone. Only had less than 30 min here but well worth the small detour. These are my fist look at plant fossils and very keen to look for some more. I will hopefully be able to order a microscope soon so I can look at these in more detail. Some questions. Are they any good resources to key out samples to species level? is this something used in paleo botany? Are they any good field guides used by the community? Also given the preservation of plant material is it likely that there are other thing fossilised with these, i.e insects that I should look for when I get a microscope?
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Most people yawn at the mention of graptolites (myself included), but as far as they go these ones are quite cool! We recently set out in search of a site we visited years ago, but had since lost. The site was a roadside in the vicinity of Mt. Canobolas in central western NSW with road base that yielded nice graptolites and one weathered trilobite. On the way to where we thought our original site was, we stopped in at a large roadside quarry with similar looking yellowish shale. After breaking just a couple of rocks we were already finding the same dendroid graptolites as the original spot, so it seemed to be the source of the road base we were looking for. Unfortunately, we only found one trilobite pygidium, they seem to be very rare at this site. Additionally, we found sponges with soft tissue preservation and plentiful large conulariids. The dendroid graptolites from this unit are described here for anyone interested. Photos of some of the graptolites for now, more to come!
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I was given these many years ago by a relative so i unfortunately dont have the location they were found but there is a good chance it was in Australia. I'm hoping someone can help me ID just what is i them. I've put my thoughts for each here under the image names. Fossil 1: Some sort of brachiopod? Fossil Imprints 2: I know its leaves so im just wondering if anyone knows what species they came from? Fossil 3: Possibly some sort of shell? Fossil 4: Incredibly light weight and almost feels chalky. Never been sure whether the fossil in the stone is a plant like some sort of fern or fishbones? Fossil Imprint 5: Obviously a shell. Imprint from an Ammonite or some other shelled creature? Fossil Imprints 6: This is in a big chunk of rock that also features leaf imprints. Same type of stome as Fossil Imprints 2 and from the same location I'd assume. Is this fish skin or something else?
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