pjullien Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 I don't need an id on this one but not sure where to post it on the forum. Its one of the nicer specimens of Neospirifer that I have found in NE Oklahoma near Skiatook Lake. (about 2 inches long with a well defined "hinge". Not sure if that is the proper name for it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 My good friend maybe helpful @Tidgy's Dad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Ahead of you, Bobby! Yes, that's a beautiful Neospirifer. The whole length of it is the hinge line on a spiriferid. You can call the central overhanging part the beak. The flat space along the hinge line is the interarea. Nice delthyrium, the triangular bit between the beaks. 5 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjullien Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 Thank you Tidgy's Dad for all the detailed observations!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoscrawler Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Nice brachs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjullien Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 Thanks Enoscrawler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 I know you were not looking for an ID, but I can’t help myself with a nice Pennsylvanian brachiopod! Based on the bunching of the costae, general shape of the valves, number of costae, and shape of the sulcus and interarea, I would call this a Neospirifer dunbari. The only thing that is throwing me a bit is the well developed delthyrium that looks a lot like N. pattersoni from the Pennsylvanian of New Mexico, but N. dunbari is probably the more common of the half dozen or so Neospirifer species from the mid continent area. Was that the ID you were using? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjullien Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 I just had it as a Neospirifer so thanks for the specific identification. I'm thinking its N. dunbari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 That is certainly a beautiful brachiopod! Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjullien Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 Thank you Don. I have felt very excited about the area that this was in...as there are several partial fossils and a few whole ones that are in real good shape! When I return, I never have returned without finding brachiopods, bivavles ect...and there are many types. (NE Oklahoma) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCMOfossil Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Beautiful spiriferid--they are my favorite brachiopods. Thanks for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjullien Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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