Fossil Sponges From Russia

[piranha]

Name: Coeloptychium agaricoides

Class: Hexactinellida

Age: K₂st

Location: Saratov, Russian Federation

"Portraiture of Porifera" would be a fitting title for this work of art. Congrats!

[Missourian]

Thanks )))

Have you find any new Carboniferous sponges? )))

The last time was during my weekend Kansas trip a month ago:

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/40877-a-brief-excursion-through-kansas/?p=446843

[Wrangellian]

Name: Coeloptychium agaricoides

Class: Hexactinellida

Age: K₂st

Location: Saratov, Russian Federation

I like this one.. Aptly named!

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

"Portraiture of Porifera" would be a fitting title for this work of art. Congrats!

Thanks )))))

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

I like this one.. Aptly named!

Thanks )))))

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

The last time was during my weekend Kansas trip a month ago:

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/40877-a-brief-excursion-through-kansas/?p=446843

I saw your findings from that trip )))

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

Name: Sororistirps rara

Class: Hexactinellida

Age: K₂st

Location: Saratov, Russian Federation

[Roanoker]

Now, that's just an old pirate boot, and you know it!

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

Now, that's just an old pirate boot, and you know it!

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

Name: Foliscyphia disciplana

Class: Hexactinellida

Age: K₂st

Location: Saratov, Russian Federation

Complete museum-quality skeleton

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

Name: Napaeana striata

Class: Hexactinellida

Age: K₂st

Location: Saratov, Russian Federation

Old adult form

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

Name: Leptophragma murchisoni

Class: Hexactinellida

Age: K₂st

Location: Saratov, Russian Federation

Complete sponge skeleton of museum quality

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

Name: Guettardiscyphia distarilobata

Class: Hexactinellida

Age: K₂st

Location: Saratov, Russian Federation

[docpaleo]

Evgeny!

Wonderful specimens!

Second thing is the specimens labeled Coeloptychium agaricoides and Foliscyphia disciplana are in fact Coeloptychium lobatum, C. sulciferum and C. incisum. These are rarer forms than C. agaricoides.

http://community.fortunecity.ws/lavender/scarface/55/galerie/galerie.htm

http://www.cretaceous.de/Coeloptychium.html

Third thing is what is your reference to identify the sponges you are collecting? I would like to get a copy for my reference collection or a xerox of it if possible.

Is this something you would be interested doing?

Thank you! Good to see someone as interested in sponges as me!!!!

Edited November 18, 2013 by Auspex

[docpaleo]

Evgeny please contact me off this forum.

Look forward to hearing from you!

Edited November 19, 2013 by docpaleo

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

Evgeny please contact me off this forum.

Look forward to hearing from you!

PM )))))

[docpaleo]

What does PM mean?

[Auspex]

What does PM mean?

Private Message, the Forum's internal message network.

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

What does PM mean?

In the right upper corner you can see an envelope-icon. If you see some number in red circle near it - it means that somebody sent you a Private Message )))

[Herb]

Beautiful sponges.

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

Name: Etheridgea munsteri

Class: Hexactinellida

Age: K₂st

Location: Saratov, Russian Federation

On scheme:

1. Top view

2. Bottom view

3. Side view

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

Beautiful sponges.

Thanks ))))

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

Name: Cephalites (Cephalites) compresus

Class: Hexactinellida

Age: K₂st

Location: Saratov, Russian Federation

Complete sponge skeleton

On scheme:

1. side view

2. top view

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

spicule-meshwork of genus Cavifavosa

Class: Hexactinellida

Age: K₂st

Location: Saratov, Russian Federation

Edited January 12, 2014 by Evgeny Kotelevsky

[Evgeny Kotelevsky]

spicule-meshwork of genus Porosphaera

Class: Calcarea

Age: K₂m

Location: Saratov, Russian Federation

Edited January 12, 2014 by Evgeny Kotelevsky