Paleonet: problematic fossils [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Paul]

John Laurie
Palaeontologist
Basin Resources Group
Energy Division
GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA
GPO Box 378
Canberra ACT 2601 Australia

Dear Dr. Laurie,

You wrote,

 > Dear Paleonetters,
 >
 >An amateur sent me some images of fossils
 >found in a quarry in rocks of Guadalupian age
 >(i.e. middle Permian), and I do not know what
 >they are. I suspect they are echinoderm ossicles.
 >Unfortunately the images do not have a scale,
 >so it is quite difficult to tell how small these
 >things actually are. I know in the past there
 >has been a site where ‘netters can post images
 >of problematica for ID. Can anyone point me to it?

The members of the Fossil Forum at
http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?
are good at and helpful in identifying fossils for
amateurs. Go see the "Fossil ID" section at:
http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/forum/14-fossil-id/
for specific help with unidentified fossils.

That can be a good place to post a request for
help in identifying fossils. A person can post
their picture directly to the forum for identification
after joining it or post them to a web-sharing site.

Best wishes,

Paul

Paul V. Heinrich
Baton Rouge, LA 70803