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John Christian posted a new activity comment 4 years, 8 months ago
4 years, 8 months ago4 years, 8 months agoThis might be Peniculauris bassi which is a very common brachiopod in the Permian Kaibab Formation. See plate 45 figures 1 and 2 in The Environment and History of Toroweap and Kaibab Formations of Northern Arizona and Southern Utah Volume 492 of Carnegie institution of Washington.…[Read more]
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John Christian posted a new activity comment 4 years, 8 months ago
4 years, 8 months ago4 years, 8 months agoIt is silicified. I do not know what type of sponge it is. I am looking for an expert to help.
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That’s very cool. I am pretty sure it is a demosponge. I found an occurrence through a paper and the PBDB on demosponges in AZ: https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?taxon_no=70272&max_interval=Permian&country=United%20States&state=Arizona&is_real_user=1&basic=yes&type=view&match_subgenera=1 but I think the location is quite…[Read more]
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@jbauer Sadly, no ideas this time. I know very, very little on sponges XD
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John Christian posted a new activity comment 4 years, 8 months ago
4 years, 8 months ago4 years, 8 months agoAgain it is packed away somewhere so I cannot add a scale. I believe measurements were provided. Sorry. Reference: A contribution to the invertebrate paleontology of the Texas Cretaceous: Texas Geological Survey Fourth Annual Report, pt. 2 by F. W. Craigin
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John Christian posted a new activity comment 4 years, 8 months ago
4 years, 8 months ago4 years, 8 months agoI named it using the mentioned paper. I believe that measurements were provided in the data. Once again it is packed away somewhere so I cannot reshoot it with a scale. I have heard that you can add a scale next to the photo using the measurements provided.
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John Christian posted a new activity comment 4 years, 8 months ago
4 years, 8 months ago4 years, 8 months agoIt is packed away in a box somewhere. I am almost positive that the oral side was covered in cemented sand otherwise I would have provided a picture. Please include it in iDig with all associated data.
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John Christian started the topic in the forum Women in Paleontology Forum 7 years, 6 months ago
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John Christian started the topic Early Women in Paleontology in the forum Women in Paleontology Forum 7 years, 6 months ago
7 years, 6 months ago7 years, 6 months agoCheck out this article about women who made important contributions to paleontology even though they were not allowed to join most scientific organizations. Pay special attention to the field collecting attire of both the men and women while on an outing; I could not imagine wearing these while collecting in Florida or Texas during the summer. At…[Read more]
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7 years, 6 months ago7 years, 6 months agoWhat a great photo of your fossil. Detailed photos make our database more useful.
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Thanks for chiming in @john-christian!
Thank you so much for the information! I will change this and add some scale photos as well! I wasn’t really positive on the identification of this specimen. Thanks again! 🙂