MOROPUS Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Well, this one is really interesting. It was send to me by a collector who interchanged it to me. It comes from a well-known Ordovician Spanish site. I think it could be a inarticulated brachiopod, or a Linguliid one. It isn`t very big. Can someone help me? It comes from the same lost box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Certainly looks like a Lingulid to me, a nice one too! -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Appears to be lingulid. Since, the last photo looks like it has the remnants of a median ridge preserved, it is similar to Leptobolus sp. found around here, but as a sea, and an ocean, separated Laurentia from Gondwana during the Ordovician, the resemblances are probably superficial. EDIT: I found references to another obolid(Ectenoglossa sp.) that is found in Spain, but no descriptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOROPUS Posted July 29, 2009 Author Share Posted July 29, 2009 Wow! At last I found some reference of Ordovician Lingulids. In Spain, there is reference of at least 4 families: -Lingula -Lingulobolus -Lingulella and Ectenoglossa. They all look quite similar. The most different of them is Ectenoglossa, that is narrowere and longer. Thanks, Solius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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