New Jersey Crinoid (childhood find)

[frankh8147]

I wanted to show a fossil I found years before I ever joined this forum or took a step in the Cretaceous brooks. This is a Crinoid specimen I found about 20 years ago at the Delaware River in Burlington City, NJ when I was a kid. The Deleware River has a good amount of fossils brought down here from the glaciers.

 

At the time, I did a horrible job prepping (if you can even call it that) this fossil and pretty much destroyed the middle of it. A few months ago, I re-discovered this in a closet at my parents' house. I took some time, polished up the middle, did a little trimming, and now I'm actually quite fond of this so I figured I would show it off!

 

Have a good winter season of collecting everyone!

[Jeffrey P]

Nice one Frank. I don't often see slabs covered with crinoid stem pieces facing upright. That has a Devonianish feel to it, but I can't say for sure. 

[Darktooth]

Cool Criniod Hash, Frank! Hope all is well!

[digit]

Nothing like rediscovering your first fossil(s).

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[frankh8147]

14 hours ago, Jeffrey P said:

Nice one Frank. I don't often see slabs covered with crinoid stem pieces facing upright. That has a Devonianish feel to it, but I can't say for sure. 

Thanks Jeff! I had the same thought, just based on the 'eye test'. It's just tough to be sure being that it originated so far from where I found it.

[Allosaurus]

Ooo! I love hash plates. Always so cool to see so many individual creatures fossilized in such a small little area.

[jpenn]

I'm in your area and have found Paleozoic fossils washed downriver by the Delaware as well. Apologies for a poor photo but this mollusc hash is the only photo I have on hand. This is from Falls Township near Morrisville. I have also seen a similar specimen to mine in the basement display of the John Abbott II Museum in Hamilton.

 

Neat to see another fluvial  washdown specimen, thanks for sharing @frankh8147

 

[frankh8147]

On 1/29/2021 at 2:55 AM, jpenn said:

I'm in your area and have found Paleozoic fossils washed downriver by the Delaware as well. Apologies for a poor photo but this mollusc hash is the only photo I have on hand. This is from Falls Township near Morrisville. I have also seen a similar specimen to mine in the basement display of the John Abbott II Museum in Hamilton.

 

Neat to see another fluvial  washdown specimen, thanks for sharing @frankh8147

 

 

Thank you! That's a nice one you found too - thanks for sharing!

Frank