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Frank Menser

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Not a big collector of Echinoids (pick em up when I see them but otherwise...

Did a trade with our fellow forum member Nala and he was kind enough to include several samples from his native France...

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Made me go back through the collection and pull out a nymber of under appreciated gems...

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And a special pair collected by my grandmother as a young girl almost 100 years ago..

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So...let's see what y'all have... :D

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Man I love that Goniophorus Don't tell Lance but I have been using it as my background

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I don't have any...

i want to know how many echinoids you've collected - a total number. since you were born.

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i want to know how many echinoids you've collected - a total number. since you were born.

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Dan does'nt collect echinoids.......they collect him! :goodjob:

If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now!

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I don't have any...

I don't either! :blink: But I do know that Ek in the Greek means "out of" so maybe that's why I don't have any? :P
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I don't either! :blink: But I do know that Ek in the Greek means "out of" so maybe that's why I don't have any? :P

I have a ton from a couple of areas from California. PM your address and I'll send you some.

John

If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now!

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I don't have any...

Holy snarge that was funny!!! Ive never met Dan personaly, but after reading many many post of his echinoid finds, Im just glad it wasnt early in the morning when I read this, otherwise I would have woke everyone up with my laughter!!!! Thanks Dan. A good hardy laugh is always welcome.

RB

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Years ago I was gettin into the echy's and found and aquired quite a few when the Green River fishys got in the way, then a couple of years later, the little crabbys got in the way of the fishys, (and still does) but I still have boxes and boxes of echys that are still in need of prep, but here are some that are in my collection.

RB

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Not sure what happened there. I hit the wrong button on my keyboard and all of a sudden, what I had written was posted? But here again, here are some photos of some echys found in New Zealand. I only wish I could afford to go back. Nice crabs there too!!! The last photo is a very rare echnoid. Only wish i could remember the name of the dang thing?

RB

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Sorry, I tried to cough up a better camera with these but no luck! ;)

I started with the biggest one as it was the most painful to get up! It's about four inches in length. The second is about three inches, the third about an inch and a half and the last one about 3/4 inch.

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You can be hit by a boat and die

You can be attacked by a shark and die

OR you could fall off the couch and die

GET OFF THE COUCH - go scuba!

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I've got jars of these from Austin and Dallas both. When I moved to Texas and found my first one, I thought it was so incredible and rare since I had not found any in OK or AZ but since being here now about seven years, I have at times almost lost appreciation for these since they seem so common but every now and then, I find a gem. I only keep the best now. I don't really clean them up much and I think the little worm tubes on the large one are cool.

You can be hit by a boat and die

You can be attacked by a shark and die

OR you could fall off the couch and die

GET OFF THE COUCH - go scuba!

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