DevonianDigger Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Hey guys! I took this little fella from the Penn Dixie site a few weeks ago and I had set it aside as a Greenops. But after really looking at it closely, those pygidium look awfully long, they're really not very common here, but I've heard rumors they do exist in the area—is this possibly a Bellacartwrightia? Would make for a super neat addition to my collection if it is! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Hey Jay, I am not sure. I have one very similar to yours. Mine is from 18 Mile Creek, though. I think it might be, (mine too) but I find the differences in all of the Asteropyginae quite confusing. Maybe Gerry Kloc or Scott will weigh in on this. Regards, EDIT: By the way, your's looks like there might be more hiding in the matrix. Cool. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigHyatt Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Those are so cool! I am jealous. :-P Info: Craig Hyatt, retired software/electrical engineer Experience: Beginner, fossil hunting less than a year Location: Eagle Pass, TX USA on the border with Mexico, hot dry desert Formation: Escondido, Marine, Upper Cretaceous Materials: Sandstone, Mudstone, Shale, Chert, Chalk Typical: Thalassinoides, Sphenodiscus, Exogyra, Inoceramus Reference: http://txfossils.com/Txfossils.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryK Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 A tentative identification is a Greenops but it needs to be cleaned to determine a definite identification 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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