nala Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 These are all my tertiary brachiopods,always with terebratula sp shape,i would like to see if there are other kinds? Aphelesia bipartita (Brocchi)Miocene Ivano Frankovsk,Ukraine Plicatoria wilmingtonensis Eocene Pender County NC Fulva sp in the matrix Late Pliocene Victoria Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) AND Terebratula macrescens(Dreger) Miocene Crete(thanks Astrinos !) Edited February 24, 2012 by nala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Plicatoria wilmingtonensis Eocene Castle Hayne Formation North Carolina These are common. I have to force myself not to bring any more home but I still manage to bring home unusually large perfect ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Terebratulina sp. Eocene Castle Hayne Formation North Carolina There are several species of these in the Castle Hayne. Most are very tiny but these larger ones can be found occasionally. Usually when I find one, there are several more nearby. I will go years without seeing a large one and then find several. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Oleneothyris harlani Paleocene North Carolina These are the largest brachiopods found in North Carolina. The shell is very thick on one end and very thin on the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Excellent specimens everyone. Al I really like those Terebratulina brachiopods They have very nice plications My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Terebratula maxima. In the Pliocene Red Crag of Walton on the Naze, Essex, England, they are always found as disarticulated, single shells. Most commonly the lowers. Upper valves can reach 4-5inches. KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 Wonderfull Specimens Al Dente and Bill! Thanks to share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Hi Gery Here are a few of mine. First a wide-ranging brachiopod Discinisca lugrubris (Conrad, 1843). Left: Upper Miocene, Cobham Bay Member of the Eastover Formation, Surry County, Virginia and Right: Upper Pliocene Pinecrest Sand Bed 11 of the Tamiami Formation, Sarasota County, Florida. "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Next is a matrix block containing many Oleneothyris harlani (Morton, 1828), Lower Paleocene, Beaufort Formation, Craven County North Carolina. "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 Hello Mike,the matrix block is stunning ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) Tiny Terebratulina alabamensis Cooper, 1988, Upper Eocene, Pachuta Marl Member of the Yazoo Clay, Clarke County, Alabama. Edited February 28, 2012 by MikeR "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Hi Gery Here are a few of mine. First a wide-ranging brachiopod Discinisca lugrubris (Conrad, 1843). Left: Upper Miocene, Cobham Bay Member of the Eastover Formation, Surry County, Virginia and Right: Upper Pliocene Pinecrest Sand Bed 11 of the Tamiami Formation, Sarasota County, Florida. Very nice. The ones I find are always broken. Here are a couple from the Pliocene Yorktown Formation, Beaufort County, North Carolina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Probolarina sp. Eocene Castle Hayne Formation North Carolina These aren't very common. I have less than a dozen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Argyrotheca quadrata Eocene Castle Hayne Formation North Carolina These are tiny, just 2 mm. long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) Discinisca loeli Miocene Round Mountain Silt Kern County, California Ulysses S Grant - the grandson of the president, coauthored the paper that described this species. It is from the Shark Tooth Hill bone bed. It is a tiny brachiopod that measures 2.5 mm. Edited March 8, 2012 by Al Dente Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonsfly Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) My lexicon is limited. What does tertiary mean in reference to fossils ? Something to do with the hinge process ? Nice Pics. Thanks. Edited February 25, 2012 by dragonsfly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) Link Now refered to as Cenozoic or Cainozoic Edited February 25, 2012 by Bill KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 Probolarina sp. Eocene Castle Hayne Formation North Carolina These aren't very common. I have less than a dozen. These are closer of the Rhynchonellidae shape,not usual ,i think, at this stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 Link Now refered to as Cenozoic or Cainozoic Thanks Bill for the link!my books are old fashioned ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 No problem, I still refer to it as the Tertiary too. KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) The Tertiary was the time between the Cretaceous and the Quaternary: 65.5million to 2.5million. It's now divided into the Paleogene (=Paleocene+Eocene+Oligocene) and Neogene (=Miocene+Pliocene). Edit: oh my, you guys are fast. oh well, I'll leabe it up for easy reference to anyone reading. Nice brachs all, I dont often see them from the Tertiary! I dont have any to share, my Upper Cretaceous ones are just outside the range... Edited February 25, 2012 by Wrangellian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 .....but collectively called cenozoic or cainozoic. KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 (edited) I have a nice collection of brachiopods from the Pleistocene and Miocene of Japan. I just can't find them right now. That's what happens when your collection becomes too large. Edited February 26, 2012 by MikeR "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 I will look forwards pictures of them,from Japan,that's real not common! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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