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Bradley Flynn

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Went for an adventure today and found something new and exciting. A hash plate of brittle stars:yay-smiley-1:

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Very Cool finds!  Congratulations!

I did a bit of research and found these: 

 

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Bradley Flynn, Very interesting and very nice. Thanks for sharing your find.

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Wow!  You are really knocking it out of the park with these finds. :wub: :wub: :envy:. Thanks for showing us a fauna I had never heard of before.

Don

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Fantastic find!!!  I'd be over the moon if I'd found brittle stars!!!  Congratulations!!!

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Bokkeveld Ophiuroids:

 

Gamiroaster tempestatis:

 

Reid, M., Hunter, A.W., Taylor, W., Bordy, E.M. 2019

A New Genus of Protasteridae (Ophiuridea) from the Lower Devonian Bokkeveld Group of South Africa.

Palaeontologia africana, 53:66-74  PDF LINK

 

Reid, M. 2017

Taphonomy, Palaeoecology and Taxonomy of an Ophiuroid-Stylophoran Obrution Deposit from the Lower Devonian Bokkeveld Group, South Africa.

Msc Thesis, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town, 141 pp.  PDF LINK

 

Marginura hilleri & Eugasterella africana:

 

Jell, P.A., Theron, J.N. 1999

Early Devonian Echinoderms from South Africa.

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 43:115-199  PDF LINK

 

Haughtonaster reedi & Taeniaster stuckenbergi:

 

Rilett, M.H.P. 1971

Two New Fossil Ophiuroid Species from the Bokkeveld Series, near Ceres, Cape Province.

Annals of the Natal Museum, 21:29-35  PDF LINK

 

Hexuraster weitzi:

 

Spencer, W.K. 1950

A New Brittle Star and Eurypterid from the Bokkeveld Strata.

South African Journal of Science, 46:300-301  PDF LINK

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3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

Very Cool finds!  Congratulations!

I did a bit of research and found these: 

 

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Thank you! Have read the info you have linked, very interesting. 

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2 hours ago, fossilcrazy said:

Bradley Flynn, Very interesting and very nice. Thanks for sharing your find.

Thank you! I'm happy to be able to share this with everyone on the forum. 

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1 hour ago, FossilDAWG said:

Wow!  You are really knocking it out of the park with these finds. :wub: :wub: :envy:. Thanks for showing us a fauna I had never heard of before.

Don

Thanks! Really zoning in on the honey holes now:dinothumb:

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1 hour ago, Monica said:

Fantastic find!!!  I'd be over the moon if I'd found brittle stars!!!  Congratulations!!!

When I saw it I just turned around and walked away, could not believe it. Thanks! 

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With all of the spectacular Bokkeveld fossils you have been finding ... looks like we all need to find a giant drool bucket! :drool: :drool: :drool:

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Very fabulous finds. 

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Very nice find! Congratulations!

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