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Widder fm- fish tooth, bactrite, or tentaculites?


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Hello again kind people :)

 

I tried to get a picture through a magnifying glass because apparently the iPhone 15 zooms like a potato. I’m so sorry they are not clear. My next purchase will be a magnifier with screen. 
 

This micro fossil is 10mm (1 cm) or 3/4”.

It was in the fine sand after sifting and washing a bunch of other micro bits from the Devonian Widder fm. Is it a fish tooth? It doesn’t look like any other bactrites or tentaculites that I usually find. I’ve also never found a fossil in Ontario this colour. 
 

thank you for your input.

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Looks like a crinoid spine, to me.

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I've found a crinoid spine that looks nearly identical, so that is also my assessment. :)

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It is definitely an echinoderm spine.  It could be from a crinoid but it is also possibly from an echinoid.  There is a known specimen to have come from the Hungry Hollow Mb of the Widder Fm.

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Thanks All, for your expertise. There's something so soothing about sitting quietly and sifting through the micro bits. 

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