p0edwards Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Another piece I found in Lee Summit Missouri. I’m not really sure what to think of it other than it’s definitely something. It looks like a snail shell but has little crystals(calcite?) in it. Any information would be helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Could be a gastropod. I think some matrix removal might be required to say anything more definitive. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "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...
Rockwood Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I think it's probably a gastropod shell. The way it's oriented and exposed does present a challenge to visualization though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0edwards Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 23 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Could be a gastropod. I think some matrix removal might be required to say anything more definitive. Thank you! I do have to ask, what is matrix removal? (If you wouldn’t mind explaining) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0edwards Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 6 minutes ago, Rockwood said: I think it's probably a gastropod shell. The way it's oriented and exposed does present a challenge to visualization though. Yes, unfortunately it’s not super easy to see it, my one question would be why does it look crystallized in the center of it. Do you know what causes that or what I can lookup for more info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 3 minutes ago, p0edwards said: Thank you! I do have to ask, what is matrix removal? (If you wouldn’t mind explaining) Preparing the fossil out of the matrix. This would require specialized tools and experience to do without damaging the fossils. So, Fossil Preparation. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "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...
Rockwood Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 27 minutes ago, p0edwards said: Yes, unfortunately it’s not super easy to see it, my one question would be why does it look crystallized in the center of it. Do you know what causes that or what I can lookup for more info? The shell would not have been completely filled with sediment when it was buried. Soluble minerals eventually precipitated these crystals in the void. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) It looks like a bellerophontid snail in cross section. Kottkamp, S., V.L. Santucci, J.S. Tweet, R. Horrocks, E. Lynch, and G.S. Morgan. 2020. Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Paleontological resources inventory (public version). Natural Resource Report NPS/CAVE/NRR—2020/2148. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.—[IRMA Portal] https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vincent-Santucci/publication/342461289_Carlsbad_Caverns_National_Park_Paleontological_Resource_Inventory_Public_Version_Carlsbad_Caverns_National_Park_Paleontological_Resource_Inventory_Public_Version/links/5ef54762299bf18816e806bf/Carlsbad-Caverns-National-Park-Paleontological-Resource-Inventory-Public-Version-Carlsbad-Caverns-National-Park-Paleontological-Resource-Inventory-Public-Version.pdf?origin=publication_detail&_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QiLCJwYWdlIjoicHVibGljYXRpb25Eb3dubG9hZCIsInByZXZpb3VzUGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QifX0 Edited March 15 by DPS Ammonite 1 1 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0edwards Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, Rockwood said: The shell would not have been completely filled with sediment when it was buried. Soluble minerals eventually precipitated these crystals in the void. Wow that’s fascinating thanks for sharing! I’m just starting to get into fossils and love all this information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0edwards Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: Preparing the fossil out of the matrix. This would require specialized tools and experience to do without damaging the fossils. So, Fossil Preparation. Thanks for letting me know, that sounds like a cool process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0edwards Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, DPS Ammonite said: It looks like a bellerophontid snail in cross section. Kottkamp, S., V.L. Santucci, J.S. Tweet, R. Horrocks, E. Lynch, and G.S. Morgan. 2020. Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Paleontological resources inventory (public version). Natural Resource Report NPS/CAVE/NRR—2020/2148. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.—[IRMA Portal] https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vincent-Santucci/publication/342461289_Carlsbad_Caverns_National_Park_Paleontological_Resource_Inventory_Public_Version_Carlsbad_Caverns_National_Park_Paleontological_Resource_Inventory_Public_Version/links/5ef54762299bf18816e806bf/Carlsbad-Caverns-National-Park-Paleontological-Resource-Inventory-Public-Version-Carlsbad-Caverns-National-Park-Paleontological-Resource-Inventory-Public-Version.pdf?origin=publication_detail&_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QiLCJwYWdlIjoicHVibGljYXRpb25Eb3dubG9hZCIsInByZXZpb3VzUGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QifX0 That image really matches well, from my reading that is a type of gastropod ehich adds up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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