Bringing Fossils to Life Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 I just finished a reconstruction of the Mahantango ecosystem, based off of fossils I have found at corresponding sites. This certainly does not cover all species in this formation, but many of the most prominent (Sorry no Dipleura, haven't done that one yet). I recently learned about Striacoceras and re-identified many of my orthocerids as this obscure genus. Striacoceras is the brown orthocone in the background. I included two crinoid genera, (left to right) Ancyrocrinus and Botryocrinus. an Eldredgeops searches for prey. There are several Mucrospirifer brachiopods, some Orthonota bivalves, a couple ammonoids (Tornoceras and Agoniatites), and some Pleurodictyum coral. In the distance, a shoal of Bactrites drifts. This is one of my first entire ecosystems. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringing Fossils to Life Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) Also, are there any Michelinoceras telamon in the Mahantango, or any M. sublatum? Are the sutures always visible, or is the shell sometimes smooth like Bactrites? If so, how to tell crushed specimens apart? Edited August 1, 2022 by Bringing Fossils to Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Where are the gastropods? Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringing Fossils to Life Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 Sorry! As I said, this is not complete. I will post a gastropod as soon as I make one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlcgi Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) looks great, it reminds me of a zoology atlas i had as a kid Edited August 1, 2022 by ftlcgi www.paleobiome.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringing Fossils to Life Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) Here is the picture above, but with some Cyclonema Gastropods. Now that I think of it, I don't know how I forgot the gastropods - they're so common! Edited August 1, 2022 by Bringing Fossils to Life 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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