Hi everyone,
I’m looking for help identifying this ammonite. It was sold to me as coming from France and supposedly from the Cretaceous, but I don’t have a more precise locality or formation.
It has a diameter of about 7cm.
Any thoughts on family/genus, or what features I should photograph next for a better ID, would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Hi I got this fossil from Nollenbach in Germany.
Found at Nollenbach, “Auf den Eichen” locality, Hillesheim Syncline, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Age: Eifelian Stage, Middle Devonian
Stratigraphy: Freilingen Formation, Nollenbach Member,
Label says “encrustations, crinoid? / brachiopod?” — I’m wondering if this could be a short crinoid stem.
And if that is the case, can we use all this information to narrow it down further, perhaps even identify the genus?
Thanks in advance!
Hey!
Today I got these 20 shark teeth from the Khouribga Phosphate Mines but they are labeled strangely.
First 10 (first picture)
The 10 teeth in the first picture were labeled as "Scyliorhinus africanus", were I can only find a reference that mentions it as a synonym for "Abdounia africana" which does not fit at all.
They all pretty much look like Sand Tiger sharks, so I thought perhaps the label confused it with "Carcharias africana"? Could not find too much info on that species either.
And what about the last two or three teeth in the first picture. They kind of fall out of line with that wider blade and the bigger cusps.
Second 10 (second picture)
These 10 were labeled as "Odontaspis tingitana". I guess Carcharias would be the more accurate genus for tingitana? And would you agree on that, since these also have a bit of variety (root form, crown form, cusp size, ...).
I kind of get the feeling that the tags here were assigned more arbitrarily than with any real precision and that these 20 teeth are just a mix of different sand tiger species. So I’m grateful for any feedback!
EDIT: The length of most teeth ranges from 2.5 cm to 3 cm
Hello everyone,
I’ve recently acquired a small collection of corals and would like to identify them more precisely. There are twelve corals in total, which I’ve numbered in the overview photo for easier reference. Detailed photos of all the corals follow in the same order.
Here is the information I have. However, I cannot guarantee its absolute accuracy.
Numbers 1 through 7: Scleratinia corals; numbers 1 through 3 are from Nusa Dua, Bali
Number 8 is, according to the collection label, a Rugosa from Russbach, Austria
Number 9: Tabulata
Numbers 10 and 11: Rugosa from the Rhenish Massif in Germany (Givetian)
And number 12 is another single Rugosa coral.
I welcome any input and more detailed identification, genus or even the species, if possible!
Thank you!