Rockaholic Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I was cracking open nodules from Indiana spoil piles this morning and was surprised to find this. This is the first marine fossil Ive found from this location which is probably late middle Pennsylvainian.Looks like a shrimp to me and was happy with the detail. Can anyone give me a more specific ID? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 ! Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Wow! Please show a photo of the overall nodule. What other fossils did you find there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 It appears to be Palaeocaris typus based on the larger 6th thoracic segment. Looking forward to the assessment by RCFossils. Congrats on finding it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Pretty spectacular, even if it is an invertebrate! The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Pretty spectacular, even if it is an invertebrate! I resemble that! Attached for comparison is Palaeocaris with highlighted 6th thoracic segment (Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology R1). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 WOW! Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 very, very nice! Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Great find! I'll bet you are very happy with that.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Beautiful shrimp It appears to me to be an acanthotelson stimpsoni. The tail has 3 prongs. Palaeocaris has rounded paddles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Simply superb "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...
Ash Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Gorgeous! You should be very happy with that little guy. I too would like to see the whole nodule for a photo "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Beautiful shrimp It appears to me to be an acanthotelson stimpsoni. The tail has 3 prongs. Palaeocaris has rounded paddles The larger 6th thoracic segment had me convinced on Palaeocaris. Is it possible the "prongs" are partial paddle remnants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaholic Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 !I was speechless also when I first saw this fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaholic Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) Wow! Please show a photo of the overall nodule. What other fossils did you find there?All the other fossils that Ive found at this site have been flora. Ive been blessed with finding an abundance of material this summer that has the potential of containing fossils but I will probably be in the process of prepping and photographing this material for a long time. Im new to identifying these fossils and didnt plan on posting them on the forum until I had a better grasp on taxonomy but since you asked here are some of my favorites so far.Any IDs would be appreciated. Edited September 27, 2013 by Rockaholic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaholic Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaholic Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 More yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaholic Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Somebody stop me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaholic Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Almost finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) Mmmm.... Shrimp salad..... Nice Acanthotelson, especially with the legs in place. Edited September 27, 2013 by Missourian Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaholic Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 So I lied Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaholic Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Am I overstaying my welcome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Wow, nice shrimp! Keep 'em coming, we don't mind fossil pics here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianka Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 All of them are beautiful!! Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaholic Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Ill end with these photos. I really like the way that the venation in these are highlighted with kaolinite. Not sure if the kaolinite is oxidizing when exposed to air or if its just that the nodules are wet but when I first open these the white outlines were not visible but as the nodules dried you could see the white out lines appear almost like watching film develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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