Bev Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 This rock split open and I got both halves! Ordovician. Galena Formation I believe, or shale. SE MN. Originally I thought I saw 3 lobes, but the photographs seem to show 4! I've never seen anything like it! Have you? Bev The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Very nice conulariid... Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 Better pics. The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I love conulariids! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 I was reading the Wiki entry and it seems to be a fairly rare find! Sorta kinds like a sea anenomea... Thanks Piranha for the ID! The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Attached is an interpretive drawing of a conulariid anchored to the sea floor. It's speculative because none have been found with tentacles. Robson, S.P., & Young, G.A. (2013) Late Ordovician Conulariids from Manitoba, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 87(5):775-785 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed '06 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 (edited) Attached is an interpretive drawing of a conulariid anchored to the sea floor. It's speculative because none have been found with tentacles. IMG1.jpg Robson, S.P., & Young, G.A. (2013) Late Ordovician Conulariids from Manitoba, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 87(5):775-785 Hi piranha,you alway come up with these great drawings and photos to help us out! I was just wondering if these sources are still available? The books I have seem more general and are lacking in content. Looking for books that I can use in identifying my finds more accurately. Thanks! GREAT FIND BEV!!! Edited October 3, 2013 by Jed '06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I've only found a few in the Mississippian here in Missouri. Remember finding several at a Pennsylvanian exposure in KC Missouri and 1 nice one in the Ordovician in Iowa when went on a fossil hunt there with a friend. Congrats ... very nice specimen Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Great fossil, Bev! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Nice! Those guys always seem to show up eventually. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the tatter Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Nice conulariid ! Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 So, is this good enough to enter in the invertebrate fossil of the month? Or am I dreaming? The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Post on our forum ... Show Us Your Conulariids Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennyT. Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 BEV!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Great find, I'm yet another conulariid fan! Re tentacles - it's often stated (on the web and even in textbooks) that there are examples with them but, as Piranha says, this is apparently not the case. Good discussion here: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/36071-enigmatic-ediacaran-conulariid-like-fossil/ Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmerlin Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Nice find I to love these fossils "A man who stares at a rock must have a lot on his mind... or nothing at all' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrobento Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Cool finds Pedro Bento, M.Sci. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 These unknowns are always the best. Looks like it is a fairly well preserved specimen too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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