craigmontgomery Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 My neighbor found this specimen in a gravel parking lot at his work in Fort Worth, Texas. Is this a Crinoid stem piece? The hole goes all the way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Yep, think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 The mineralization doesn't look like anything I've seen before, although it may just be the pictures. It looks like there's a black coating on the outside? Almost looks man made to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Kind of looks like a worn out rubber automotive washer or spacer. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Give it a scrub in soapy water with a steel brush. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Now how would someone mistake a man made object for a fossil??? I vote crinoid, but have been known to be wrong!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigmontgomery Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 I have washed the specimen in soap & water, no change in color. Also, it is not magnetic. It was found in a dump truck load of crushed limestone. If you look close, you see an outer ring. Crinoid stem or could it be a vertebrate piece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Can we see a picture of the opposite side? I am not seeing the typical ornamentation you usually see on crinoid columnal. Also it is quite large for a crinoid columnal, as well. Cropped and Brightened: Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigmontgomery Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 I did some more research, it is a fossilized fish vertebrae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 6 hours ago, craigmontgomery said: I did some more research, it is a fossilized fish vertebrae. Its features don't scream fish vert or crinoid columnal to me. That outer band is indicative of neither. I recall something similar being ID'd on this forum in the last two months or so, but can't remember what the verdict was, and I've looked, but didn't find it. 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...
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