That was irrelevant. So, magikarpmaster629, was I right?sammiha wrote:Hi I'm finally getting an account on here! Love Fossils!
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This would be more relevant in a thread like Your Daily Random Commentsammiha wrote:Hi I'm finally getting an account on here! Love Fossils!
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UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:That was irrelevant. So, magikarpmaster629, was I right?sammiha wrote:Hi I'm finally getting an account on here! Love Fossils!
Yes, you were right on everything, so you or Unome can ask.
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A wild goose flies over a pond, leaving behind a voice in the wind.
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A wild goose flies over a pond, leaving behind a voice in the wind.
A man passes through this world, leaving behind a name.
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The Burgess Shale
What province/state is the Burgess Shale located in?Magikarpmaster629 wrote:UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:That was irrelevant. So, magikarpmaster629, was I right?sammiha wrote:Hi I'm finally getting an account on here! Love Fossils!
Yes, you were right on everything, so you or Unome can ask.
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What are the conditions required for a specimen to be fossilized?
What type of fossil is the Burgess Shale famous for?
What time period of fossils is the Burgess Shale famous for?
What phylum of fossils are dominant in the Burgess Shale?
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British Columbia; specifically Marrella but soft-bodied organisms; Cambrian; Arthropoda
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You forgot to answer question no. 2 but those are all correct. Feel free to ask a question (and maybe provide the answer with your question).varunscs11 wrote:British Columbia; specifically Marrella but soft-bodied organisms; Cambrian; Arthropoda
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Lol. Ok. 
1. Identify this specimen.
2. What is the shell made out of?
3. What was special about this specimen's feeding mechanism?
4. What is a key identification factor?

1. Identify this specimen.
2. What is the shell made out of?
3. What was special about this specimen's feeding mechanism?
4. What is a key identification factor?
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varunscs11 wrote:Lol. Ok.
1. Identify this specimen.
2. What is the shell made out of?
3. What was special about this specimen's feeding mechanism?
4. What is a key identification factor?
Order Rhynchonellida, calcite, idk, small and highly inflated shells?

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Lol. Both of us need to worry considering Texas State and Pennsylvania State are a week away. But the correct answers are
1) Rhynchonelida
2) Calcium Phosphate and Chitin (most brachiopods are like this)
3) Rhynchonelida did not have a brachium meaning there was nothing supporting the lophophore. This allowed this Order to survive many of the major extinctions.
4) The zig-zag commisure is what I was looking for..
Hope both of us get 1st at State in Fossils

1) Rhynchonelida
2) Calcium Phosphate and Chitin (most brachiopods are like this)
3) Rhynchonelida did not have a brachium meaning there was nothing supporting the lophophore. This allowed this Order to survive many of the major extinctions.
4) The zig-zag commisure is what I was looking for..
Hope both of us get 1st at State in Fossils










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Copy, Pastevarunscs11 wrote:Lol. Both of us need to worry considering Texas State and Pennsylvania State are a week away. But the correct answers are
1) Rhynchonelida
2) Calcium Phosphate and Chitin (most brachiopods are like this)
3) Rhynchonelida did not have a brachium meaning there was nothing supporting the lophophore. This allowed this Order to survive many of the major extinctions.
4) The zig-zag commisure is what I was looking for..
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Okay, so what is the common name of this specimen A?

Identify b)
