Not being an expert in fossils, I will describe these as best I can. I will also be taking the collection to the Geofair this weekend for more positive identification and description.
6 whole brachiopods, each are over an inch wide
1 cephalopod, a very nice specimen about 2" long
3 pieces of petrified wood in limestone from a quarry in Delaware county
This is a nice starter collection of Ohio fossils. The item will open with my bid of $10. The bidding will end May 6th at 8:00 pm eastern time.
If you would like the item shipped, it will be at actual cost with the USPS
Thanks Mailman for the donation.
Auction #5- nice collection of Ohio fossils
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Re: Auction #5- nice collection of Ohio fossils
$12.50
Your bid has been adjusted to $12. Patrick
Your bid has been adjusted to $12. Patrick
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Re: Auction #5- nice collection of Ohio fossils
Rog, the bids need to be in even dollar increments. I want to remind everyone to read the post in the online auction board "read this before bidding", it has all the pertinent information bidders need to participate.
Fair warning, If it becomes necessary to begin removing improper bids, it will sure make this online auction less fun.
Fair warning, If it becomes necessary to begin removing improper bids, it will sure make this online auction less fun.
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I'm not completely positive..but about 99% sure that top pic of a brach is actually an enrolled trilobite, sure does look like it. My bid will be $13.00
Ok..after studying the specimens shown in the pic, Goldeneye asked me to try and ID them and this is as close as I can come with all my reference material.
top 3 pieces fossilized wood
top to left I've searched and searched for a brach with these characteristics and I now believe this is also a enrolled trilobite..due to the large ridge running down from the top, also of the genus..Flexicalymene
top center partially enrolled trilobite..Flexicalymene, notice the two bulging eyes
top right brachiopod...Hebertella
center brachiopod..Platystrophia Ponderosa
bottom left brachiopod..Plectorthis
bottom right brachiopod.. Lepidocyclus/Hiscobeccus
Cephalopod off to the left..a straight shelled Nautiloid, probably the genus..Michelinoceras
Very nice looking fossils, I'll have to sort through mine and donate some for these wonderful auctions. I have some awesome pyritized (golden) specimens from western NY and beautiful white pyrophilite fern fossils (on black shale) from the famed (now off limits) St. Clair site here in PA...
Ok..after studying the specimens shown in the pic, Goldeneye asked me to try and ID them and this is as close as I can come with all my reference material.
top 3 pieces fossilized wood
top to left I've searched and searched for a brach with these characteristics and I now believe this is also a enrolled trilobite..due to the large ridge running down from the top, also of the genus..Flexicalymene
top center partially enrolled trilobite..Flexicalymene, notice the two bulging eyes
top right brachiopod...Hebertella
center brachiopod..Platystrophia Ponderosa
bottom left brachiopod..Plectorthis
bottom right brachiopod.. Lepidocyclus/Hiscobeccus
Cephalopod off to the left..a straight shelled Nautiloid, probably the genus..Michelinoceras
Very nice looking fossils, I'll have to sort through mine and donate some for these wonderful auctions. I have some awesome pyritized (golden) specimens from western NY and beautiful white pyrophilite fern fossils (on black shale) from the famed (now off limits) St. Clair site here in PA...
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Re: Auction #5- nice collection of Ohio fossils
As it turns out, the wood is actually coral. The others are brachs and cephalopod
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That's coral?? Did they identify what kind it was? The ones that resemble trilos match up perfectly with photos of that genus...either way they are very beautiful specimens. OH has amazing places to collect at and I hope to come that way in the near future to enjoy not only fossiling but prospecting too.
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They told me what formation the coral came from but I did not write it down. The formation is in Delaware county Ohio
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Congratulations Sandy, your $15 bid held up!
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