tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210082840621538831.post5503752433234594139..comments2024-03-12T00:58:17.606-07:00Comments on Views of the Mahantango: Vinlandostrophia from Napoleon, INDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04692840427188426893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210082840621538831.post-54861904371567984232011-12-01T03:50:57.390-08:002011-12-01T03:50:57.390-08:00Nathan, I agree that they can be very tough to ID ...Nathan, I agree that they can be very tough to ID unless you know the stratigraphy or they have some really odd shape. V. cypha is about the only one I can recognize on sight. I'll have to do a post on some of the other species that I've found in the Maysvillian and Richmondian stages of the Cincinnatian.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04692840427188426893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210082840621538831.post-56116408744617680362011-11-30T07:04:33.877-08:002011-11-30T07:04:33.877-08:00These orthids are tough to identify to a species l...These orthids are tough to identify to a species level but one thing I can tell you is it is not Vinlandostrophia ponderosa as those are not in the upper Richmondian Stage which is what the Whitewater is in. http://strata.uga.edu/cincy/strata/cdpRichmond.html<br />There is at least 5 species found in the Richmondian and probably more. <br />Nice brachiopods though. <br />-squalicoraxNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569569341306970245noreply@blogger.com