Paleonet: Help with identification of mystery fossils

[Erik]

Thanks Graciela, Clair, Carl!

This is remarkable. We thought we were deep in a desert at this time but
this would suggest coastal dunes. Please do send me an example photo if you
have one. It would really help me with this story!

Many thanks,
Erik


On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Graciela Piñeiro <fossil at fcien.edu.uy>wrote:

> Hi Erik,
> That you have there is an isolated scale of an actinopterygian fish,
> probable related to Elonichthys, a paleoniscoid taxon of Carboniferous or
> Early Permian age. I have some good preserved, very similar isolated
> scales, and they from deposits of probable late Carboniferous or Early
> Permian age. If you want, I could send you some images.
> Best wishes,
> Graciela Piñeiro
>
>
> 2012/10/3 Erik <orbulina at gmail.com>
>
>>
>> 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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