Dean L Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 I recently went on the trip to Braceville Illinois for mazon creek fossils. I have now opened the nodules I have collected. The only obvious fossils to me were a couple mazonomya clam fossils. However, I am new to mazon creek fossil collecting and there are some other potential fossils. I have posted images below of the potential fossils and any identification help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and have a good day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Number six is a worm of some kind. Not focused well enough for species ID. Two or three others may be something identifiable, but we'll need much better lit and focused photos to tell what they are. 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...
Dean L Posted September 17 Author Share Posted September 17 Thanks for the response. I will get some better pictures up soon. I have to go to work right now but I tried to take another pic of the one I found very interesting due to the weird edge detail. The structure has depth within the concretion too. I just took it quick. I will get better pictures of them in a few days cause I have a rough work schedule coming up. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anomotodon Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 I agree that #6 is a worm, I think I see a Didontogaster cordylina jaw. Second to last specimen is probably an Essexella - you can clean off the calcite with vinegar. The Tooth Fairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean L Posted September 19 Author Share Posted September 19 Here is my attempt to get better photos. The fist 4 pictures are of the same concretion. I tried to get different views of all parts of broken concretion. The last picture is of the worm. Hopefully there is better detail this time. If these are not good photos, do you have any tips to get better ones? Also would it be a good idea to soak any of these in full vinegar? Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 In the new set of photos (number them next time, please, when you post more than four), number 12 may be a poorly preserved Essexella asherae and number 13 may be the anterior end of a Didontogaster cordylina worm. The rest are too poorly preserved to be ID'ed from photos -- possibly in person. Bring them the next time you go to an ESCONI meeting or event. The problem with MC fossils is that they are often undefined blobs. 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...
Dean L Posted September 20 Author Share Posted September 20 Ok. I agree it’s hard to get good detail in photos cause the fossils can be quite small and undefined. Thanks for the info! Have a good day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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