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Hi

My name is Mike Viney (@mike-viney) and I am new to myFOSSIL.  I…[Read more]

Hi @nathan-newell, this is a great question! I am tagging a couple of people who are very knowledgeable about brachiopods: @jbauer@alycia-stigall@rebecca-freeman. They may have some resources to suggest!

@rleder, @bdattilo, @bmacfadden, @crobins, @rebecca-freeman, @dave-carlson

I stick by my previously submitted quote from Grabau. Your clam on the right in your image is an internal mold, i.e., it was made from the original shell by an infilling of mud.  This is a steinkern. If you coated it with a silicone compound you will have a cast of the…[Read more]

@taorminalepore, @gsantos – The GSA 2016 national meeting is coming up quick! Will we see you there?

A large portion of the FOSSIL team (@bmacfadden, @rleder, @vperez, @llundgren, @kcrippen) will be there! 🙂

Anybody else? @bdattilo, @rebecca-freeman? Any Dry Dredgers, @jkallmeyer? Any Dallas Paleo members, @rodney-wise? What about Colorado…[Read more]

@bdattilo, @bmacfadden, @crobins, @john-christian, @rebecca-freeman,

I agree with Jack’s comment, there is no need to make it more complicated. Grabau’s definition is very good and I guess since he was half German he should have known the meaning of Steinkern also very well 😉

Btw: with this section: “… Occasionally the space between the two…[Read more]

@rleder, @bdattilo, @bmacfadden, @crobins, @rebecca-freeman, @jkallmeyer

Thanks for everyone’s help.

Using suggestions provided by you and information from other sources, I am creating a set of definitions and rules to help everyone determine if a fossil is a mold or a cast. I am interested in making the definitions and rules better, clearer and…[Read more]