hopster Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Funny old lumpy bumpy brachiopod. Carboniferous Visean c330MYA The 'wings' as I call them are actually part of the beastie so it is a good 4" across. The lhs has a little damage to it so she isn't ever going to be a beauty queen. Any guesses to the ID? (I keep thinking the 'pedicle' end looks like a nose with a pair of nostrils! Thanks Hop “I have a hammer! I can put things together! I can knock things apart! I can alter my environment at will and make an incredible din all the while! Ah, it's great to be male!” Bill Waterson - Calvin & Hobbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOROPUS Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Funny old lumpy bumpy brachiopod.Carboniferous Visean c330MYA The 'wings' as I call them are actually part of the beastie so it is a good 4" across. The lhs has a little damage to it so she isn't ever going to be a beauty queen. Any guesses to the ID? (I keep thinking the 'pedicle' end looks like a nose with a pair of nostrils! Thanks Hop Can you post some more pictures of the fossil? It looks a lot as a Spiriferiid (S.Striatus?),but quite deformed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopster Posted April 29, 2008 Author Share Posted April 29, 2008 Its too symmetric to be distorted. I looked at it for ages and I believe it is lumpy in its original form. “I have a hammer! I can put things together! I can knock things apart! I can alter my environment at will and make an incredible din all the while! Ah, it's great to be male!” Bill Waterson - Calvin & Hobbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOROPUS Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Nevertheless, can you post more pics? I think I could be wrong with Spiriferiid ID...I`m sure I see some of that stuff in one of my books,but wich one? I have a big library!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOROPUS Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 By the way,that mountain in your emoticon sounds familiar to me.Is it a volcano from the Canary Islands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopster Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 I am sure I have seen a picture somewhere of a similar lumpy brach. I have searched but can't find it. I have no idea what avatar volcano it is - I choose it from a page of rubbish ones! It does look a little like Teide (sp?) on Tenerife. I keep forgetting to upload my own avatar. I will post a few more pictures later. “I have a hammer! I can put things together! I can knock things apart! I can alter my environment at will and make an incredible din all the while! Ah, it's great to be male!” Bill Waterson - Calvin & Hobbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopster Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 Couple more shots: shows only noticeable distortion line Hope these help. “I have a hammer! I can put things together! I can knock things apart! I can alter my environment at will and make an incredible din all the while! Ah, it's great to be male!” Bill Waterson - Calvin & Hobbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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