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Mississippian Trace Fossils - Part 2


Jurassic Jim

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Here is the next set. Several of these I have no good identification to provide. If anyone has ideas I would love to hear them.

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The first is planolites, good ole worm burrows.

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Trichophycus maybe? If so this is interpreted to be a arthropod burrow. It has long ridges that run the length of the burrow.

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These two I like a lot. Really great sweeping pattern from I assume some kind of arthropod that then dives down into the matrix. The hole actually goes through and comes out the edge of the matrix.

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I have no idea about this one. To me it resembles a jellyfish in appearance, there is a bit of a mound with very fine trailing striations extending out from it. It almost has 2 lobe symmetry...but anyway I have no clue.

Part 3 to follow.

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