minnbuckeye Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Last week, I was walking along a creek in Indiana close to where nice crinoids are often found. There in the water was what appeared to be a nice crinoid crown. After snatching it out of the cold water, I placed it in a safe place for my drive home. After arriving back in Minnesota, I spent close to an hour trying to identify it. No ID was able to be determined, so I decided to photograph it and ask for help on the Fossil Forum. Here it is, and by the way, I don't need help anymore with an ID. The solution came to me as I was editing my photographs. I must be honest, I photo shopped the last picture as to hide the solution to it's identity. Now the real picture. And yes I am blushing as I post this, knowing I had been fooled and admitting it to the world. I better make an appointment for the Eye Doctor!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Arf! We've all been there, my friend. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Had me going until the last photo. I wish fish were that easy to catch. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 That one looks destined for a Riker of your special "prize" finds. It's weird, but I find a lot of those crinoids while metal detecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 9 hours ago, minnbuckeye said: Last week, I was walking along a creek in Indiana close to where nice crinoids are often found. There in the water was what appeared to be a nice crinoid crown. After snatching it out of the cold water, I placed it in a safe place for my drive home. After arriving back in Minnesota, I spent close to an hour trying to identify it. If you'd like to know what "time period" it is from, this is a good resource: https://aussiemetaldetecting.com/shotshell-resources/shotshell-headstamp-database/ We metal detectorists use shotgun headstamps like index fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Hey Mike! Once while I was hunting in a local creek I thought I saw a beautifully-shaped, large crinoid calyx... As soon as I ran over and picked it up, I saw that I was wrong... Because it was a coconut shell!!! (What an empty coconut shell was doing in a Toronto-area creek, I have no idea) Monica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilguy312 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Haha - great story! It happens!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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