Bodacious Brachiopods
Interest group for collectors and enthusiasts alike.
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- Gainesville
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- Florida
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4 days, 5 hours agoSam Hicks joined the group Bodacious Brachiopods
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6 days, 18 hours agoDon Champagne joined the group Bodacious Brachiopods
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1 week, 1 day agoElizabeth Lukianchikova joined the group Bodacious Brachiopods
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1 week, 4 days agoNathan Newell posted an image in the group Bodacious Brachiopods from the myFOSSIL appThis is an interesting little brachiopod I found near Capon Lake, WV. I’m wondering what the holes all over the shell are. Maybe they’re actually bryozoans covering the shell? Or maybe they’re from a predator trying to dig into the shell? 🤔 #fossil
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OHHHHH good guesses but I think I know the answer! Even better – punctae! These are little holes and peaks in the brachiopods shell that can create very complex geometric mesh patterns. I couldn’t find any good links quickly, all super technical stuff online. Can anyone second this idea?
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I think I’ve seen something about punctate structure in some of Art Boucot’s notes and I agree with Jen.
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@jbauer @mackenzie-smith Oh cool! I’ll look into punctae some more. Thanks!
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Let us know if you get paywalled and we can try to help out with getting papers you may want. I haven’t gotten to look into it much more but it is a really fascinating aspect of morphology.
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Awesome, thanks! My old copy of Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology didn’t have much on it, so I’ll have to scrounge around.
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2 weeks agoPatrick Murphy joined the group Bodacious Brachiopods
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2 weeks agoTodd Stephenson posted an update in the group Bodacious Brachiopods
Another general site for SW Ohio Upper Ordovician fossil identification is: https://www.cedarville.edu/~/media/Files/PDF/Geology/fossil-identification-guide.pdf
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2 weeks agoTom McGovern posted an update in the group Bodacious Brachiopods
Hey, just found another site to look into…
UGA Stratigraphy Lab-
Very familiar with Steve Holland’s site! It is a fantastic resource! Especially if you already have a good knowledge of the fossils and are looking to confirm IDs
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2 weeks, 1 day agoTom McGovern posted an update in the group Bodacious Brachiopods
All Hebertella shown are Ordivician Found Dayton, Camden and Georgetown, OH
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@tom-mcgovern check out the Ordovician Atlas: http://www.ordovicianatlas.org/atlas/brachiopoda/rhynchonellata/orthida/plectorthidae/hebertella/ there are three species of Hebertella on there with nice images, location, and stratigraphic data. I also have a publication by a past lab mate on the evolutionary history of Hebertella if that is something that interests you. I will have to email it though so let me know if you want it! Thanks, Jen
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I went to the ordivicianatlas and learned a little. The first 2 I presented appear to be occidentalis and frankfortensis but neither look like the 3rd photo. Anyone know have an idea about it? Don’t know about alveata. Saw a subjugata and a richmondensis mentioned but no photos.
Does the publication include photos of specimens?
Lastly…am I incorrect in thinking that a way to tell the different types apart is by the “central dent”
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2 weeks, 1 day agoTodd Stephenson joined the group Bodacious Brachiopods
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2 weeks, 2 days agoTom McGovern posted an update in the group Bodacious Brachiopods
And this one also has a heavier body but I’ll ask about that later
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2 weeks, 2 days agoTom McGovern posted an update in the group Bodacious Brachiopods
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2 weeks, 2 days agoTom McGovern posted an update in the group Bodacious Brachiopods
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2 weeks, 2 days agoTom McGovern posted an update in the group Bodacious Brachiopods
Anyone know the names of these types of Hebertella? I’ve read it is determined by the depth of the “central dent”
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Hi, @tom-mcgovern, depends on where and when in geologic time you found them. There are quite a few Hebertella species. Can you give us some more information?
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2 weeks, 6 days agoIan Forsythe posted a new specimen in the group Bodacious Brachiopods from the myFOSSIL appIan Forsythe has contributed a new specimen to myFOSSIL!
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3 weeks agoTom McGovern posted an update in the group Bodacious Brachiopods
Hey group members. I really enjoy searching for, finding and prepping fossils in SW Ohio. I am not, however, very learned in all the scientific names of them. Would it be “against the rules” to post pictures of brachiopods and people tell me more about them?
When I find them they are not in matrix, they are complete, loose/single and only need prepping to clean the “grooves” nooks and crannies. To me, they look exactly the way they did 400 million years ago, except for color probably.
Let me know.
Tom
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Hi, @tom-mcgovern– that seems perfectly appropriate to me! Just include some information on where you found the specimens and we can do our best to help with identification!
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Yes, looking forward to seeing what you have found!
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