Crinoid holdfast 3D

[Ruger9a]

Have you ever wondered what the holdfast root system looked like?  I did.  So I prepped one of my least costly duplicates to see the whole picture.  Here are the before photos.

[Ruger9a]

Here are the after photos.

[Ruger9a]

This is the only crinoid root specimen I've completely removed all the matrix-----good idea or bad?

[Sjfriend]

Nice. I like it.

[grandpa]

18 hours ago, Ruger9a said:

This is the only crinoid root specimen I've completely removed all the matrix-----good idea or bad?

On 1/1/2020 at 3:42 PM, Ruger9a said:

I prepped one of my least costly duplicates to see the whole picture

Given that you have a number of holdfast specimens, I'd say prepping one to remove all matrix is a great idea.  I'm not sure I'd prep all of them, but then I like fossils in matrix with minimal preparation as a rule.

You might find some images on this site that you'd like to add to your holdfast display:

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrJ7F39tg9eXbAAkghXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE0aXNrb3JhBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQTA2MTVfMQRzZWMDcGl2cw--?p=crinoid+holdfast&fr2=piv-web&fr=yfp-t-s

 

[FossilNerd]

It is neat to see how the holdfast system looks, but I’m with @grandpa and also prefer my fossils with a little matrix left on. Just my personal preference and nothing against your prep work in the slightest.  

[Fossildude19]

Nice job!

Only the one is necessary, I think.

[Ruger9a]

Thanks guys.  No, I don't plan to remove the matrix from any of my others.  I prepped them only to the level where the above ground root were more visible.  Like the photos below.

[Ruger9a]

3 hours ago, grandpa said:

Given that you have a number of holdfast specimens, I'd say prepping one to remove all matrix is a great idea.  I'm not sure I'd prep all of them, but then I like fossils in matrix with minimal preparation as a rule.

You might find some images on this site that you'd like to add to your holdfast display:

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrJ7F39tg9eXbAAkghXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE0aXNrb3JhBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQTA2MTVfMQRzZWMDcGl2cw--?p=crinoid+holdfast&fr2=piv-web&fr=yfp-t-s

 

Thanks for the info and link Grandpa.  People must really like them as every piece was already sold.