CrustaceousBaki Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Found in Oglesby, IL. Reminds me of a whelk shell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Neospirifer 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 .... a type of brachiopod. Google it. 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...
ClearLake Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Yep, the hinge line of a spiriferid brachiopod. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 Here are some examples of Neospirifer from the Pennsylvanian of Kansas City: 1 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 18 hours ago, CrustaceousBaki said: …alrighty So, if you look around in the area where you found that one, there should be others -- perhaps like the ones in the photos Missourian posted . . . . 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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