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Hello, it’s been awhile! I’ve been opening up some Mazon Pit 11 stuff and came across this thing. I try to keep myself pretty grounded when it comes to Mazon stuff, because I’m horribly bad at ID’ing anything in a concretion. That said, any chance this is an annelid worm? Thank you as always!

 

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@Fossildude19 Thank you for your efforts! Do you use your phone or a software like Photoshop? I should start doing that moving forward!

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Not very well preserved. My guess is yes to worm. I wouldn't even guess at species.

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59 minutes ago, Mark Kmiecik said:

Not very well preserved. My guess is yes to worm. I wouldn't even guess at species.

That’s perfectly fair, there’s very little detail aside from shape. Thank you.

 

45 minutes ago, Rockwood said:

Might millipede be another possibility? 

Pit 11 tends to contain more of the Essex Biota (marine species) if I recall, and I don’t really see signs of body segmentation, so I don’t necessarily think so. But I’m certainly not an expert, your note is appreciated.

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2 hours ago, Sauropod19 said:

@Fossildude19 Thank you for your efforts! Do you use your phone or a software like Photoshop? I should start doing that moving forward!

 

 

I use a PC, and the free software Photoscape 3.7. Very easy and intuitive to use.

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19 hours ago, Rockwood said:

Might millipede be another possibility? 

 

Distinct segmentation or evidence of appendages or both would be diagnostic of millipede, but I don't see either. May be visible in hand, but I'm not seeing them in the photo. Could be millipede but the taper in the area of the break in the matrix is inconsistent with that diagnosis.

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