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Hello, everybody!

I have been sorting through my wenlock limestone material, Middle Silurian and have a couple of personal problematica. 

I am wondering if any of you brilliant folks could help me out. 

Here is an object which seems to be an epibiont on a Favosites coral. 5 mm long and about 1.5 mm diameter at the widest. 

Is it a cornulitid ? Or a single corallite of Aulopora? Something else, maybe? 

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And another one? On a solitary rugose coral. 3 mm x 1 mm.

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And an example of Aulopora from Wiki to compare :

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And a cornulitid that looks a bit similar :

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I would be very grateful for any help. 

Then there is this. Is it the worm Keilorites? 

Length 1.9 cm, width 2.5 mm max. 

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One more of the last thing.

 

 

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Thanks for looking, and for any help, everyone. :)

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10 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

5 mm long and about 1.5 in diameter at the widest. 

Another conversion disaster. Fortunately we caught it in time. :)

While we wait for the brilliant folks to rouse I'll go with cornulitid.

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7 hours ago, ynot said:

I got no idea on this, just wanted to say nice pieces.

 

48 minutes ago, Archie said:

Sorry cant help but these are some really nice pieces!

Thank you both! :)

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for lots more Wenlock pieces. (work in progress). :D

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2 hours ago, Rockwood said:

Another conversion disaster. Fortunately we caught it in time. :)

While we wait for the brilliant folks to rouse I'll go with cornulitid.

Thank you! :)

Silly me, it should be mm, of course.:doh!:

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Those are really tricky! Without ultrastructure, you might not be able to decide between cornulitid and auloporid, though a single auloporid corallite is unusual - it would probably have to be a failed colony.

Haven't a clue about the second one!

 

Here's Aulopora on a Wenlock Propora, individual bits are about 4x1.5mm. 

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3 hours ago, TqB said:

Those are really tricky! Without ultrastructure, you might not be able to decide between cornulitid and auloporid, though a single auloporid corallite is unusual - it would probably have to be a failed colony.

Haven't a clue about the second one!

 

Here's Aulopora on a Wenlock Propora, individual bits are about 4x1.5mm. 

Thank you, Tarquin, your input is always most appreciated. :)

Your photo is helpful too, the blobby second object I posted looks quite like the auloporid linking 'tube' structure bottom left to bottom centre of your photo. 

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11 minutes ago, doushantuo said:

Aulopora has a definite growth habit,fide eg. Scrutton(1990,non encrusting) and Helm(encrusting(1999)

Thanks.:)

I'll do a search.

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Thanks, everybody. 

For now I'll just label them as possible Aulopora, possible cornulitid and a  possible worm or something else entirely! :D

I thought that these could be difficult. :)

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  • 4 years later...

I am now fairly certain that the first one is Cornulites serpularius as I have found and seen others. 

The second 'wormy weirdie' is still a mystery. 

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