BLT Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I found this small rock in a creek in middle Tennessee yesterday. (Mississippian, St. Louis Limestone & Warsaw Limestone) Initially, I thought it had a brachiopod imprint, but now I am wondering if could be something else. I’m hoping someone will identify it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Possibley some sort of nautiloid or cephalopod. There appears to be chambers showing. 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 Just now, Darktooth said: Possibley some sort of nautiloid or cephalopod. There appears to be chambers showing. Thanks! I knew I’d seen similar fossils on here, but couldn’t remember what they were called, or if this was even the same type of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I'm definitely going to have to get up to Tennessee. Don't suppose you are going to start a fee dig in your back yard, are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 Just now, Walt said: I'm definitely going to have to get up to Tennessee. Don't suppose you are going to start a fee dig in your back yard, are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Definitely a brachiopod on the right. The other thing looks like conchoidal fracturing of the different layers of the sediment to me, though the far left of the piece may possibly be something. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 1 minute ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Definitely a brachiopod on the right. The other thing looks like conchoidal fracturing of the different layers of the sediment to me, though the far left of the piece may possibly be something. Gotcha. Thanks! I found several brachiopods (bits & imprints?) yesterday, and have already found several more today. I usually get outside before the sun rises in order to spend a few hours outdoors before the mosquitoes start biting. They are awful around here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, BLT said: They are awful around here They weren't bad here until about two weeks ago...then bam! They carried our little dog almost 1/4 mile yesterday before they lost their grip on him.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 1 minute ago, Walt said: They weren't bad here until about two weeks ago...then bam! They carried our little dog almost 1/4 mile yesterday before they lost their grip on him.... Poor thing! I have bad reactions to mosquito bites. I always dress in multiple layers with long baggy sleeves (since they often manage to bite through clothing). I look ridiculous, but it is the only way I can enjoy being outdoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 The eucalyptus oil works pretty well for me....and I don't mind the smell compared to deet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 Just now, Walt said: The eucalyptus oil works pretty well for me....and I don't mind the smell compared to deet. Any smell would likely be better than having large swollen welts from their bites. Lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 The first photo looks like fractures but the next two look like chambers to me as well. Could be a mold of orthocone which is a long straight shell of a nautiloid cephalopod. I'm not sure if it's the right era though? Orthocones existed from the Late Cambrian to the Late Triassic, but they were most common in the early Paleozoic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 48 minutes ago, Bronzviking said: The first photo looks like fractures but the next two look like chambers to me as well. Could be a mold of orthocone which is a long straight shell of a nautiloid cephalopod. I'm not sure if it's the right era though? Orthocones existed from the Late Cambrian to the Late Triassic, but they were most common in the early Paleozoic. It’s strange how each angle changes my impression of its identity. I just took a few more pictures of it. What do you think now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, BLT said: this one sure looks like a mold... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 What about a clam? It might be something in the line of Myalina (Myalinidae). 2 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 Just now, abyssunder said: What about a clam? It might be something in the line of Myalina (Myalinidae). Oh wow! I hadn’t thought of that possibility. I immediately googled Myalina and the images are certainly quite similar. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 This was on the dry dredgers website from one of their field trips... is the mold of a straight-shelled nautiloid. Doesn't really match up well with yours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 Just now, Walt said: This was on the dry dredgers website from one of their field trips... is the mold of a straight-shelled nautiloid. Doesn't really match up well with yours. Yeah, mine definitely has a different shape & pattern. I’m now thinking @abyssunder nailed it with Myalina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 It’s difficult to get decent pictures with my iPhone. I will need to invest in a much better camera if I’m going to continue with this new fossil hobby of mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I don't know. Maybe. I feel like the grownups are letting us fumble around for an answer before they intervene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, BLT said: It’s difficult to get decent pictures with my iPhone. I will need to invest in a much better camera if I’m going to continue with this new fossil hobby of mine! yeah....I think there is a post here on the forum on cameras. I know some of the small ones are very, very good now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 12 minutes ago, BLT said: Oh wow! I hadn’t thought of that possibility. I immediately googled Myalina and the images are certainly quite similar. Thank you! You are welcome ! picture from here 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 10 minutes ago, Walt said: I don't know. Maybe. I feel like the grownups are letting us fumble around for an answer before they intervene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 9 minutes ago, Walt said: yeah....I think there is a post here on the forum on cameras. I know some of the small ones are very, very good now. I will have to find that post one day soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 10 minutes ago, BLT said: I will have to find that post one day soon. There are several under the fossil equipment forum. Here is one for starters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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