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Post by Joe Botting on Oct 24, 2011 22:26:49 GMT -5
I'm not honestly sure, Steve. It's clearly some sort of broken-up arthropod, but I can't see any features that look diagnostic. I would expect to if it was really Euproops (telson, genal angles, tergites), unless it's extremely broken up. I wonder at something like scorpion instead, although I'm having a hard time fitting the piece that you highlighted into that - it looks almost like the back end of a trilobite cephalon. It doesn't look right for a moult of whatever it is, anyway - I think this is the remains of something's dinner. Too much disorganisation and apparent fragmentation of sclerites to be moulted - anything damaged that much by water flow would be washed away. Please bear in mind that it's difficult from photos, as you know, and I'm really not sure on any of this... but I don't think it's either moult or Euproops from this.
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Post by ammocarbsteve on Oct 25, 2011 7:40:35 GMT -5
Thanks for taking a look Joe, Theres a bit of rock to come off that could uncover a little more... I will have a go at it when I get chance although all my prep kit is packed away at the moment...
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Post by ammocarbsteve on Nov 7, 2011 15:17:20 GMT -5
A recent addition to the collection... Camptophyllia about 1cm long... Attachments:
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Post by pleecan (Peter Lee) on Nov 7, 2011 18:03:31 GMT -5
I like the Camptophyllia ! Nice find Steve : )
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Post by Joe Botting on Nov 7, 2011 22:04:09 GMT -5
Now that is a *very* rare find... superb, Steve. Does it have the spines on the terminal segments, or are they still embedded? Just curious, because it looks a little different to the other pictures I've seen. There's a reconstruction in here if you're interested: homepage.mac.com/paulselden/Sites/Website/Camptophyllia.pdf
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Post by ammocarbsteve on Nov 8, 2011 4:33:28 GMT -5
Peter...Thanks...
Joe...Theres no obvious spines visible on the terminal segments so they could be still inside the nodule... and many thanks for the PDF I didnt realise these guys had done such a wonderful detailed paper on these creatures... Its great to see the images of the trackways and the other fossils...
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Post by ammocarbsteve on Nov 9, 2011 10:09:02 GMT -5
Here's a tiny little Scorpion to... about an inch... Im pretty sure thats the sting at the bottom and the tail is all in there... Attachments:
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Post by ammocarbsteve on Nov 9, 2011 10:46:32 GMT -5
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Post by Joe Botting on Nov 9, 2011 19:50:43 GMT -5
Wonderful! Thanks for posting this. It really appeals to my sense of humour... although someone clearly has too much time (and lego) on their hands...
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Post by Joe Botting on Nov 9, 2011 19:51:21 GMT -5
Oh yes - and your scorpion is amazing.
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Post by ammocarbsteve on Nov 10, 2011 11:30:50 GMT -5
I thought you might like the film LOL...
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Post by ammocarbsteve on Nov 10, 2011 18:18:00 GMT -5
Joe... Lyall identified this when he saw it as the rare large Camptophyllia...I was wondering what you think of the next one thats again comparable in size around 30 mm long...I really need to do some better photo's as I had to use a flash and it will be next week ish before I can get round to it... Attachments:
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Post by ammocarbsteve on Nov 10, 2011 18:18:53 GMT -5
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Post by ammocarbsteve on Nov 10, 2011 18:19:30 GMT -5
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Post by Joe Botting on Nov 10, 2011 22:34:55 GMT -5
Just a very quick reply, as I'm heading for the airport at the moment... but doesn't that last one look scarily like a phacopid trilobite???
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