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Wayne Smith replied to the topic Can someone help me ID this Fossil? in the forum What Is It? 6 years, 8 months ago
6 years, 8 months ago6 years, 8 months agoHello @william-howat –
Thanks for your input. I googled “mouthplate of a drum fish” and bingo, no doubt, that is what I have here.
I really appreciate your help.
Best Regards,
Wayne
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Eleanor Gardner posted a new activity comment 6 years, 10 months ago
6 years, 10 months ago6 years, 10 months agoI was hoping @vperez might be able to help you. Perhaps @bill-heim or @william-howat could assist? The other option to get ID help would be to post your pictures in the ‘What Is It’ forum at http://www.myfossil.org/forums/forum/3-what-is-it/
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Jack Kallmeyer replied to the topic What minerals form the brachiopod geode crystals? in the forum What Is It? 7 years, 4 months ago
7 years, 4 months ago7 years, 4 months ago@lcone@vperez@william-howat Lee had asked me about this clear crystal earlier but I hedged on trying to ID from a photo.
I can tell you for certain that the orange crystals are Dolomite. Since the Cincinnatian is pretty much all carbonates, the in-filling minerals are usually Calcite or Dolomite. I have also seen Barite. I know of only one…[Read more]
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Victor Perez replied to the topic Mystery Fossil for National Fossil Day in the forum What Is It? 7 years, 6 months ago
7 years, 6 months ago7 years, 6 months agoThank you everyone for playing our National Fossil Day game! The fossil is in fact a hyperostosis from a fish (sometimes called a tilly bone as @william-howat aptly suggested). @jnance suggested it’s from a spadefish (Ephippidae).
@aaron-wood you fell into the trap. When I first found this I thought I had found a dugong tooth and was very…[Read more]
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Eleanor Gardner posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
7 years, 11 months ago7 years, 11 months agoThanks for joining myFOSSIL, @bill-heim, @william-howat, and @vince-borghese! We are glad to have you on board. Please use these images as a guide for utilizing the site. Enjoy! And please feel free to add me as a friend 🙂
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Kent Crippen posted an update in the group Welcome Committee 7 years, 11 months ago
7 years, 11 months ago7 years, 11 months agoWelcome to @william-howat, newest member of the myFOSSIL community!