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I while back I acquired a collection of fossils,minerals, and rocks. They were apparently found at an estate sale before being bought and sold online, hence the prices on the labels (not what I paid for them). It was rather large and confusing, but I managed to figure a lot of it out. One bag, however, has crinoid and blastoid stems and calyxs (calyxi? Calyxese?) and six labels, none attached to the specimens. I was wonder if y'all could help me sort them out, because I'm confused. A few of the labels are just "crinoid stems", is it possible to get a better ID on them? I can take more pictures if needed.
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Found this is small item in a road cut west of Mineral Wells TX. The length is about that of a q-tip and difficult to get a good photo of. I'm guessing it is a smashed stem of some kind. Any help would be appreciated.
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Crinoid stems with pits, welts, and what not.... Pit with swelling: Pit & swelling again. The remains of something can be seen inside: Multiple pits. This seems to be different than the first two: The encrusting bryozoans may be related to whatever caused the pits and welts:
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I found this rock in lanesboro Minnesota years ago in a riverbed. I believe a fossil identification book said it was a piece of coral stem? I can't remember very well, and I lost the book. I would love to know if anyone has any clue what it is. Thanks for reading! -the newbie
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Hello. Please could you tell me what these things are found on the Northumberland coast, England? Toe of wellington boot in images to indicate scale. Third image is just slightly smaller than the second find. Please tell me everything you can... name of find, time it lived, whatever you can say would help me very much. I found several of these, but the three here are the best/biggest. Is it worth trying to get some form of protection for the area where these are to protect them from people walking on the rocks, or are they too common to be worthwhile saving in situ? I do want to preserve them though as an indicator of the prehistoric record of my area - they will get damaged/lost to the sea before long, so are they best left to their fate, or should they be removed to put in our planned local museum? Thank you.
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From the album: 4/6/13
found in my backyard in southern missouri -
From the album: 4/6/13
found in my backyard in southern missouri -
Is this tiny conical shaped fossil evidence of a "carboniferous creature" or simly a stem fragment that happens to look like parts of a creature? This turned up when Nancy (the keen-eyed member of our family) was examining some finds we just made - she jokingly calls this a "fish tooth" although we both know it's not that. However, the lack of associated plant material suggests that this is either a very isolated stem with a white coating - or - possibly a tiny fossil from a carboniferous creature. We are actively looking for insects and other evidence that living things co-existed with the abundance of plant life in the fossilized swamps at the St. Clair shale pits however, we're very skeptical. We'll be interested in your opinions and inputs on what this might be, and why...thanks!
