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Sam Ocon posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoAbsolutely no problem, @Kristen-Cotiaux! Just “Comfort”. I do not believe these to be trace fossils. I think worm burrows are ichnofossils, but since tube worms secrete their calcareous shells, I think they count as body fossils, @Sadie-Mills.
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Jennifer Bauer posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoThis is a tricky one, @kristen-cotiaux. There is certainly a pattern, my immediate thought was it could be an octocoral, it could be a different type of scleractinian coral -they come in many shapes and sizes but it also could just be a cool weathering feature like @samantha-ocon said. =/
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Sam Ocon posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoOkay, update, @kristen-cotiaux, after some googling, I think this might be from the family Flabellidae. Google, and if you agree with me, it would be really useful if you updated the taxonomy to reflect this. Kingdom -> Animalia, Phylum -> Cnidaria, Class -> Anthozoa, Order -> Scleractinia, Family -> Flabellidae.
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Mackenzie Ross posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months ago@kristen-cotiaux coins can be great for scale, but the best is always something with measurement, especially for a research grade photo! Here’s a short video on taking research grade photos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF4dx0HHvWI. In this case, cm should be fine!
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Sam Ocon posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoHi, @Kristen-cotiaux, this also appears to be a polyp from a scleractinian coral.
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Mackenzie Ross posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoHi there, @kristen-cotiaux@samantha-ocon might be able to help you identify this! If you could, uploading the second picture with a scale would be useful as well!
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Sam Ocon posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoExcellent, @Kristen-Cotiaux. This is a scleractinian coral, which are the corals that are common in the Cenozoic. As you probably saw on one of your posts, we think this may be the Castle Hayne Formation, not the River Bend formation as I erroneously stated earlier.
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Mackenzie Ross posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months ago@kristen-cotiaux, awesome! @samantha-ocon or @jbauer might have an idea!
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Mackenzie Ross posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoHi @kristen-cotiaux, same as the previous post! For an accurate identification, all uploads should be of just one specimen, with pictures taken from multiple angles and with a scale for reference! If you could do that for all of these wonderful specimen that you’ve uploaded, we can get this IDed!
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Mackenzie Ross posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months ago@kristen-cotiaux these are beautiful specimen and photos! Is this all one specimen? If it is multiple, each must be uploaded seperately with a scale for reference and from multiple angles for identification!
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MacKenzie Smith posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoHi @samantha-ocon@kristen-cotiaux . Coral is a good guess but this could also either be a sponge or bryozoan.
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Sam Ocon posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoSame here with the geological formation and age, @kristen-cotiaux.
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Sam Ocon posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoThis is also probably from the River Bend Formation. Can you update the specimen information, @Kristen-Cotiaux?
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Sam Ocon posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoHi, @Kristen-Cotiaux! This limestone is probably from the Oligocene if it is from Sharktooth island. Based on this map: https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Energy%20Mineral%20and%20Land%20Resources/Geological%20Survey/NC_Generalized_Geologic_Map.pdf; it is probably from the River Bend formation. Would you be able to update the information on this specimen…[Read more]
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Sam Ocon posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoAre these all the same ray plate, @kristen-cotiaux?
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Sam Ocon posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoHi, @Kristen-Cotiaux! These are the internal molds of gastropods. In the eMuseum, we require specimen entries to be of one individual. Would you be willing to upload these each individually? I’ll work with you to get the ID, the age, and geological information filled out.
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Sam Ocon posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoHi @Kristen-Cotiaux, I am unsure if this is a fossil or just an interesting erosional pattern. I will tag in @jbauer
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Sam Ocon posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoHi, @Kristen-Cotiaux! For the eMuseum, we require specimen entries to be individual specimens. If you are interested in contributing these to our eMuseum, you will need to upload each tooth individually. We can work together on this if you would like!