Paleonet: Help with identification of mystery fossils

[Clair Ossian]

The fossil is a fish scale!

Cheers...

Clair Russell Ossian, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Geology
Tarrant County College
2805 Raintree Drive
Carrollton, TX 75006

972-416-5211
clastic at verizon.net




On 10/3/12 1:52 PM, "Erik" <orbulina at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> The photos of the fossils I mentioned are currently awaiting approval in the
> administrator's inbox. In the meantime please see this link:
> http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/25724479_8JtrLm#!i=2126781032&k=NsX8rcm
> 
> Thanks!
> Erik
> 
> 
> On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Erik <orbulina at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear Paleofriends,
>> 
>> I wonder if any of you have an idea of what these fossils are? They were
>> found in a thin mudrock interval interpreted as an interdune environment
>> within a well-documented desert sandstone of the Weber Formation
>> (Colorado,USA) of Late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) to Permian age. 
>> 
>> I received the following guesses: desert shrub bark, insect wings.
>> 
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>> 
>> Many thanks,
>> Erik Anthonissen l Earth Scientist (Biostratigrapher)
>> CHEVRON Energy Technology Company
>> 
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