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Fossil ID Game

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In response to the Ornithology ID game, I was thinking that a fossils ID game would be also very beneficial. Similar rules will be utilized.

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Seems kind of like a sediment filled valve...
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lllazar wrote:Seems kind of like a sediment filled valve...
No, its not a valve, its actually a real intact specimen.
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Stromatolite?
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paleonaps wrote:Stromatolite?
No, its a vertebrate.
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Agnathan?
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paleonaps wrote:Agnathan?
Correct! It is a thelodont, to be specific.
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Please no berating. I want two different answers: both are needed to count as one correct.
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paleonaps wrote:Image
Please no berating. I want two different answers: both are needed to count as one correct.
what do you mean by two different answers?
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You could answer with two different dinosaurs, and I want both.
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