art Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 This is a few of my best fossils from my small collection.... This little one seems to have the original shell material- is this possible? What kind is the brachiopod on the right? The bottom is in the next picture. It shows lots of detail. Another odd one.. Various corals. Some pyrites. Some are just crystal balls, some look like bryozoans. The big one is a ball on a bryozoan- you can see both ends poking out. Some are just shapeless clumps. can anyone explain how the pyrites form? Now this one........they are all over the place. What is it? My first thought was a piece of a chrinoid head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Nice stuff Art and WELcome from Galveston Texas Galveston Island 32 miles long 2 miles wide 134 bars 23 liquor stores any questions? Evolution is Chimp Change. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain! "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 This is a few of my best fossils from my small collection....This little one seems to have the original shell material- is this possible? It may or may not be slightly chemically altered; either way "original shell material" is close enough. Another odd one.. This one is a "spiriferid" brachiopod. Various corals. Could the surface on the big "lumpy" one, and the two smaller "sticks", be bryozoans? The others are horn corals. Now this one........they are all over the place. What is it? My first thought was a piece of a chrinoid head. This pic (and the other close-ups) is a little fuzzy; I can't make out any detail. See whether your camera has a "macro" setting (often employing a tulip as an icon). In macro setting, extreme close-ups will be sharp. With more detail, a confident ID on this one is more likely. Nice fossils; there's something to be said for a collection that fits in your pocket (though I predict that those days are numbered for you). Won't be long before you're building an addition to house them! "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...
mommabetts Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Nice collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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