Mazon Creek fossils help with ID

[khronos]

Hi,

 

I went collecting with my dad in the Mazon Creek area to look for fossils. We went to a spoil pile, and found some interesting things. Some of the fossils are awaiting freeze thaw, but at first glance, we saw some interesting things. For one, there is a lepidodendron fossil with parichnos visible. I thought the 2nd coolest fossil of the find, was a fossil seed exoderm that was petrified. I may be wrong about some of the ID's, so I wanted someone to look over and tell me if I have this correct. I made my best guess at a few of these. Thanks.

[trilobites_are_awesome]

@stats @RCFossils@Nimravis

Do you have any opinions?

[Fossildude19]

@Mark Kmiecik  @deutscheben

[Anomotodon]

Can you take close-up pictures of each find? I am not seeing any obvious fossils except for the worm part. Your seed fern and Cordaites seeds are probably complete concretions.

[Mark Kmiecik]

The only thing I can see offhand is the possible Didontogaster anterior portion. The seed looks like an unopened concretion to me. The Lepidodendron does not have a regular pattern as one would normally find on fossils of that genus. I don't see any distinguishing features of an insect on the dragonfly specimen.

 

I agree that we need better close-up photos of each specimen individually, better focused in natural lighting in order to determine if any of these are actually fossils. You're definitely on the right track as far the material you collected goes. The specimens you found are not very well preserved to begin with, and therefore more difficult to identify.

[stats]

Yes, closeups will help.  I agree with @Mark Kmiecik  and @Anomotodon, one looks like a partial worm.

 

Cheers,

Rich

 

[deutscheben]

In your last photo, the only specimen in the "top" row may possibly have some kind of bivalve preserved? I would have to see a better picture to be certain, though.