Paleonet: Unknown fossils and some help?

[Russell Bicknell]

Hi all,

Thank you all for the suggestions! I have a few leads to follow and will
see how it turns out! I really appreciate the help and the suggestions from
this awesome community of researchers!

Cheers!
Russell

On Wed, 26 Jul 2023 at 15:31, Jakob Vinther <vinther.jakob at gmail.com> wrote:

> That first fossil looks a bit like an avian synsacrum. You would need to
> check with an ornithologist. If it's Palaeozoic it's obviously not that.
>
> Best
> Jakob
>
>
>
> On Wed, 26 Jul 2023 at 19:31, Kustatscher Evelyn <
> Evelyn.Kustatscher at naturmuseum.it> wrote:
>
>> The latter two are no plants, the first, however, with this
>> carbonificated preservation, sort of remembers me of some fruits, but what
>> is the age of it?
>>
>> By the modern type of structure, if it is a seed, I would expect it to be
>> Cenozoic. Perhaps contact come seed specialists like Steven R Manchester
>> steven at flmnh.ufl.edu or Edoardo Martinetto <edoardo.martinetto at unito.it>
>>
>> Evelyn
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>> *Von:* Paleonet <paleonet-bounces+evelyn.kustatscher=
>> naturmuseum.it at paleonet.org> *Im Auftrag von *Michael Howe - BGS
>> *Gesendet:* Mittwoch, 26. Juli 2023 18:47
>> *An:* PaleoNet <paleonet at paleonet.org>
>> *Betreff:* Re: Paleonet: Unknown fossils and some help?
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>>
>> Hi Russell,
>>
>>
>>
>> The third is an obliquely preserved graptolite. The dimensions
>> (Dorso-Ventral Width = 3mm) look about right, but the thecae are at an
>> angle and difficult to visualise. They appear to be small lobes.
>>
>> The second looks like a member of the echinoderms.
>>
>> The first is really odd…….
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>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
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>> Mike
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>> *Dr Mike Howe*
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>> Chief Curator
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>> Phone 0115 9363105  Email: mhowe at bgs.ac.uk
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>> *From:* Paleonet <paleonet-bounces+mhowe=bgs.ac.uk at paleonet.org> *On
>> Behalf Of *Russell Bicknell
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 26, 2023 5:00 PM
>> *To:* PaleoNet <paleonet at paleonet.org>
>> *Subject:* Paleonet: Unknown fossils and some help?
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi PaleoNet People!
>>
>>
>>
>> So I have been having a look through the AMNH collection and came across
>> three fossils that have very limited metadata but look really interesting.
>> I was hoping someone out there might be able to help!
>>
>>
>>
>> The first is from Costa Rica, age known
>>
>> The second is from the Hamilton Group, ??Devonian
>>
>> The third is from the Clinton Shale, Silurian.
>>
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated, and may lead to some interesting
>> collaborations!
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>>
>>
>> Russell Bicknell.
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