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Brachiopoda
This rock contained several fossil examples, nineteen (19) of the brachiopod variety. Most measued ~ 8mm (.30 in) wide and ~6 mm (.25 in) tall. Upon closer examination I observed a crinoid fossil (see spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/157...) and a coral fossil (see spotting (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/159...). The rock measures ~40 mm (1.6 in) long, ~12.5 mm (.50 in) wide and ~12.6 mm (.49 in) thick. These fossils date to the Devonian Period (416-359.2 million years ago).
Rocky brook (stream) bed. Gully Brook, Willoughby, Ohio, USA.
The close up pictures were taken with a Digital Blue QX5 USB Microscope at 10x power.
Spotted on Aug 11, 2012
Submitted on Nov 7, 2012
4 Comments
Added measurements to the description.
If memory serves, his finds are mostly impressions of different bivalves and snails. Fortunately he inherited the "collectors" gene, and has them stashed somewhere I'm sure. I'll mention your fossils to him (he's a Project Noah user too) and maybe it will spark a new interest for hi. Thanks for sharing, Phil.
@auntnance - The brachipods, plants fossils or both? I recently caught the proverbial "bug". I found my first fossil in 1986 and no more until this year. That is when i really started gaining interest. I love the story they tell. Tell your nephew to hang on to them. They are probably hundreds of millions of years old.
Interesting. My young nephew has found similar things on an island near his home on the Indian River in Florida.