Fossil shell found in a field

[EricTheCat]

I found this neat fossil rock in a field when I was hunting for artifacts. You couldn't miss it. The rock is about 8 inches long and the shell is about an inch. Some kind of cephalopod, I think. There are also some chrinoid stems and part of a brochiopod in the rock. A lot of the fossils I find in my area are from the ordovician period.




Happy hunting,
Eric

 

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[Ninjafossils]

Looks like a gastropod

 

[EricTheCat]

Looks like a gastropod

I think you are correct, it does seem like it is probably a gastropod rather than a cephalopod. Thanks!

 

[Inyo]

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[EricTheCat]

Thanks Inyo, that is some really good info. Given it was found in glacial till ordovician is just my guess. When I was heavy in to fossil hunting around here it seemed like the ordovician outcrops were the sweet spots for finding fossils.