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Michael Mittelstaedt

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Michael Mittelstaedt

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Michigan
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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted a new activity comment 1 year ago

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    Why did my post turn up here?

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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted a new specimen in the group Group logo of What is it?What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 1 year ago

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    Michael Mittelstaedt has contributed specimen mFeM 104145 to myFOSSIL!

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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted a new activity comment 1 year ago

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    @bill-heim Got it – thank you! Look forward to sharing any that my son finds.

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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted a new activity comment 1 year ago

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    @bill-heim

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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted a new specimen in the group Group logo of What is it?What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 1 year, 1 month ago

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    Michael Mittelstaedt has contributed specimen mFeM 102143 to myFOSSIL!

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      Michael Mittelstaedt replied 1 year ago

      @bill-heim

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      Bill Heim replied 1 year ago

      Sorry I can’t help. I do vertebrates, particularly sharks. Others here can help much more than I can.

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      Michael Mittelstaedt replied 1 year ago

      @bill-heim Got it – thank you! Look forward to sharing any that my son finds.

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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted a new specimen in the group Group logo of What is it?What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 1 year, 1 month ago

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    Michael Mittelstaedt has contributed specimen mFeM 101468 to myFOSSIL!

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      Corinne replied 1 year, 1 month ago

      I think it’s a tabulate coral.

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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted a new specimen in the group Group logo of What is it?What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 1 year, 1 month ago

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    Michael Mittelstaedt has contributed specimen mFeM 101011 to myFOSSIL!

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      Nikki McLain replied 1 year, 1 month ago

      Teeth marks perhaps?!

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      Patrick Hsieh replied 1 year, 1 month ago

      Chain coral

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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted a new activity comment 1 year, 2 months ago

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    Thank you @daniel-park and @matthew-gramling both!

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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted a new specimen in the group Group logo of What is it?What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 1 year, 2 months ago

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    Michael Mittelstaedt has contributed specimen mFeM 99322 to myFOSSIL!

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      A Trilobite replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      I see two things here- one is the imprint of a brachiopod shell. The other I’m not sure about, it’s definitely some kind of fossil, I’m just not sure what because it doesn’t have a strong resemblance to anything and it appears very worn. My only guess is a very eroded crinoid calyx, but that is still just a guess.

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      A Trilobite replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      Another possibility for the second fossil is that it is a worn Pseudoatrypa brachiopod.

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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted a new specimen in the group Group logo of What is it?What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 1 year, 2 months ago

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    Michael Mittelstaedt has contributed specimen mFeM 99317 to myFOSSIL!

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      Aiden Gore replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      Why would you tumble it

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      Evan Bailey replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      I’m pretty sure its just two rocks that morphed together overtime

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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted a new specimen in the group Group logo of What is it?What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 1 year, 2 months ago

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    Michael Mittelstaedt has contributed specimen mFeM 99313 to myFOSSIL!

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      Daniel Park replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      Possibly some brachiopod shells?

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      Matthew Gramling replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      Greetings @michael-mittelstaedt ! I agree with @daniel-park . I would and that these appear to be spiriferid brachiopod external molds.

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      Michael Mittelstaedt replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      Thank you @daniel-park and @matthew-gramling both!

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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted a new specimen in the group Group logo of What is it?What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 1 year, 2 months ago

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    Michael Mittelstaedt has contributed specimen mFeM 99310 to myFOSSIL!

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      Todd83 replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      Possibly horn coral or a piece of a Crinoid stem

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      A Trilobite replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      crinoid stem fragment

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      Cami Bell replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      Looks like a fossilized shark vertebra inside a rock.

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      A Trilobite replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      Now that it’s been mentioned, I do see a resemblance to a shark vertebra. Maybe @bill-heim could help confirm.

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      Bill Heim replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      Not a shark vert

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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted a new specimen in the group Group logo of What is it?What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 1 year, 2 months ago

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    Michael Mittelstaedt has contributed specimen mFeM 99305 to myFOSSIL!

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      Matthew Gramling replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      Greetings @michael-mittelstaedt ! This appears to be a(tabulate) coral.

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      Matthew Gramling replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      The geochronology of the around Traverse City is composed of two late Devonian formations and one Mississippian formation.

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      Matthew Gramling replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      Antrim Shale, Ellsworth Shale, and Coldwater Shale

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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted a new activity comment 1 year, 2 months ago

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    Thanks for taking a look @leonardo-miranda

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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted an image in the group Group logo of What is it?What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 1 year, 2 months ago

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    What is it? New to MyFossil and hope this doesn’t end up a double post. Interested in any ideas about what this is – my 5 yr old son found it in Northern Michigan #fossil

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      Leonardo Miranda replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      l do see the resemblance to a jaw, but I’ll have to say it is coincidental.

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      Leonardo Miranda replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      anyways, tell your son he does have a good eye for spotting inconsistencies in rock that might turn out to be fossils. 👍🏻

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      Michael Mittelstaedt replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      Thanks for taking a look @leonardo-miranda

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      virginia gillispie replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      could be a jaw

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      Cami Bell replied 1 year, 2 months ago

      Welcome dude and those are a part of a jawbone

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    Michael Mittelstaedt posted a new specimen in the group Group logo of University of Michigan Museum of PaleontologyUniversity of Michigan Museum of Paleontology from the myFOSSIL app 1 year, 2 months ago

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    Michael Mittelstaedt has contributed specimen mFeM 98918 to myFOSSIL!

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    Michael Mittelstaedt joined the group Group logo of University of Michigan Museum of PaleontologyUniversity of Michigan Museum of Paleontology 1 year, 2 months ago

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