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Howdy from the frontier country of New Mexico! I'm Tammy. I stumbled upon this forum while trying to categorize a very large collection of interesting fossil specimens collected in the mid to southwest of New Mexico, by our daughter Carol (an avid fossil collector). During her last visit we separated some of the largest specimens, revering some more than others, discussing the cosmos and the earliest life forms on planet Earth. We recalled that Carol collected rocks as souvenirs from vacations. On a vacation to Minnesota, Carol collected a '(flat) rock'; it was a decade later when she realized it was actually a prehistoric tool! I'm positive that's what started it all! I hope you can forgive our lack of 'technical' terms and a few run-on sentences now and then, as we attempt to analyze and understand this collection. I'm off to read and learn! Sincerest gratitude, Tammy
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Hi there! I picked up this fossil while trilobite hunting over the summer along the continental divide in Montana. I keep looking at it and my curiosity is getting the better of me. I don't know if it is a trace fossil or a plant or something else. All I know is its not a trilobite. Maybe related to a stalked echinoderm or a crinoid, unfortunately I haven't found any applicable literature. This was found loose among various trilobite fragments at the base of Dearborn Limestone cliffs with Pagoda Limestone, Pentagon Shale and Steamboat Limestone above so this should be Middle Cambrian. The intriguing aspect to this fossil is the seemingly segmented appendages stemming from a central stalk. I am just another novice collector who enjoys all aspects of the natural world with limited geology experience but I more fossil hunts planned. Thanks for looking, jj
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