RCFossils Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 As Squalicorax mentioned, several forum members had the good fortune to get into a quarry to search for fossils in the Silurian aged Waldron Shale. I collected several neat items and a few that I could use some help in identifying. Here are a few of the better pieces. The first is a cephalon from a rare arctinurid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 This is an interesting fossil. My guess is some type of bryozoan. Any id help would be appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 This is the largest coral that I have personally seen from the Waldron Shale. It shouold look great after a bit more cleaning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 This is a really cool plate with several Eucalyptacrinus calyx's. It should look really nice once it has been cleaned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 Not quite sure what this is. Any thoughts??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 Here are a few well preserved sponges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 This is an unusual bivalve. Does anyone know what species this might be? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 This is the smallest complete trilobite that i have ever collected in the Waldron Shale. It is a tiny enrolled Calymene breviceps.. It should look great woth a little cleaning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 This is another unusual bivalve. This is better preserved then most i have seen. Any help with the identification would be appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 The lichid is a "Lichas" variant. Maybe Trimerolichas but might be synonymized as Platylichas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 This is the smallest lichid pygidium that i have collected from the Waldron. Too bad this little guy was not complete. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 This is an unusual Cornulites worm tube 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 This is a nice crinoid holdfast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 The lichid is a "Lichas" variant. Maybe Trimerolichas but might be synonymized as Platylichas. I know most of the lichid material that I have found in the Waldron has been attributed to metopolichas breviceps. Would this cephalon be a match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Very nice, with a couple interesting mysteries as well "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Unknown bivalve 1 is a eodicytonella brachiopod Your small calymene is a maurotarion 1 My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I know most of the lichid material that I have found in the Waldron has been attributed to metopolichas breviceps. Would this cephalon be a match? That sounds right and the cephalon is a good match. I just checked another publication that shows Trimerolichas is synonymous with Metopolichas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 (edited) Unknown bivalve 1 is a eodicytonella brachiopod Your small calymene is a maurotarion Thanks for the help! Wow! I had thought that the trilobite might be a Maurotarion christyi but another ESCONI member talked me out of it. That is great news and it should be relatively complete when prepped. Edited November 7, 2012 by RCFossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Congratulations, I cannot wait to see the calyxes prepped Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Here is that Eodictyonella brachiopod from my collection http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php/gallery/image/21493-eodictyonella-pedicle/ 1 My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 The worm tube is a bryozoan I believe that I have not been able to identify. Your bryozoan is Lichenalia http://www.yezo.net/board/view.php?id=fossil8&page=1&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=14 Your unknown from post 5 looks like some weathered crinoid arms possibly or a glass sponge My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Not quite sure what this is. Any thoughts??? Conularia fragment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 LOVELY PICS! I'm particularly drawn to unprepped material (before pics) Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 Conularia fragment? A connularia or bryozoan is what i was leaning towards. I will try and do a little further prep to see if that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 The worm tube is a bryozoan I believe that I have not been able to identify. Your bryozoan is Lichenalia http://www.yezo.net/...&desc=asc&no=14 Your unknown from post 5 looks like some weathered crinoid arms possibly or a glass sponge Thanks for the ID Squali, definately a match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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