Nimravis Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Here are 3 Mazon Creek pieces that I am wondering about, I will tag the usual suspects. Thanks in advance. @stats, @Mark Kmiecik , @fiddlehead, @RCFossils, @connorp, @deutscheben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 First looks like Rhacophyllum, I don't have the flora book with me though so not sure on the species. Second is a millipede. As for the third, judging by the rest of the collection it has to be something very cool. So I'd first suggest Arthropleura pieces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 9 minutes ago, connorp said: First looks like Rhacophyllum, I don't have the flora book with me though so not sure on the species. Second is a millipede. As for the third, judging by the rest of the collection it has to be something very cool. So I'd first suggest Arthropleura pieces. Thanks Connor- that third piece looks familiar, but maybe I saw it in his collection years ago and remember it. It reminded me of teeth (the triangular things). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Nimravis said: Thanks Connor- that third piece looks familiar, but maybe I saw it in his collection years ago and remember it. It reminded me of teeth (the triangular things). The third piece looks like the fore end of a carapace or maybe a mandible, or possibly Lepidostrobophyllum. The second piece looks like Euphoberia. I'm not ruling out Radicites on the first one. Edited July 10, 2022 by Mark Kmiecik 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 24 minutes ago, Mark Kmiecik said: The second piece looks like Euphoberia. I don't think Euphoberia, I don' t see any spines on it. Possible it could be Xyloiulus sp. or Pleurojulus sp.? Both are spineless 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 I’m inclined to think the first is actually the hydroid Drevotella proteana- that ghostly preservation seems more typical of fauna than flora. Definitely millipede on the second one, and a beautiful example, not sure about the type though. For the third I would lean towards Mark’s suggestion of Lepidostrobophyllum- perhaps a sort of squashed cone? I would need to see the material in more detail to look at the texture to know for sure, it’s an interesting looking one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, deutscheben said: I’m inclined to think the first is actually the hydroid Drevotella proteana- that ghostly preservation seems more typical of fauna than flora. That explains why the branching doesn't quite match any flora. 4 hours ago, deutscheben said: For the third I would lean towards Mark’s suggestion of Lepidostrobophyllum- perhaps a sort of squashed cone? I was thinking the two pieces lying next to each other look like L. triangulare split down the middle minus the proximal portion of the bract, and quite desiccated prior to preservation. Edited July 10, 2022 by Mark Kmiecik fix typo 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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