tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post1451969384589915901..comments2024-03-28T10:59:20.121-04:00Comments on Louisville Fossils and Beyond: Guam Micro SamplesMichael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-17311779608604941522013-02-27T17:46:48.694-05:002013-02-27T17:46:48.694-05:00Michael,
Amphistegina is a good match.
Danke!Michael,<br />Amphistegina is a good match.<br />Danke!Michael Popphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-26814440720678777482013-02-25T16:37:26.821-05:002013-02-25T16:37:26.821-05:00the foraminifera is Amphistegina
see e.g. http://...the foraminifera is Amphistegina <br />see e.g. http://www.foraminifera.eu/singleplum.php?no=1005831&aktion=suche<br /><br />--MichaelAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184002219452920373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-24167517600520787502013-02-24T18:03:35.000-05:002013-02-24T18:03:35.000-05:00Thanks Howard!
Spot on.
You are like the Sherlock ...Thanks Howard!<br />Spot on.<br />You are like the Sherlock Holmes fossil detective of the Internet!<br />:)Michael Popphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-26076046506416269842013-02-24T12:08:47.083-05:002013-02-24T12:08:47.083-05:00Hi, Mike--
Nice photos! The pointy objects in pho...Hi, Mike--<br /><br />Nice photos! The pointy objects in photos 1 and 3 are spicules or sclerites, probably from octocorals (soft corals). See for example http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/sertc/octocoral%20guide/Scleracis_guadalupensis.htm<br />These are quite common in biogenic tropical sands; some types are purple or red, and quite attractive.<br />Photo 2 is Amphistegina, a foram.<br /><br />--HowardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com