HindAlessa Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) Hi, Fossil hunting for a while and I found this star shaped fossil. Would appreciate it if you have an idea what that is. (Jurrasic period, Saudi Arabia) I am attaching a pic of my other finds but I was able to identify them lurking on the forum browsing old posts but the star shaped fossil is very strange, and dare i say, beautiful Many thanks, Hind, the fossil collector Edited November 12, 2021 by HindAlessa Typo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) You have a lot of crinoid stems there and your mystery fossil is, I believe, the base of a crinoid calyx. Very nice. Hello, and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco. Edited November 12, 2021 by Tidgy's Dad 3 1 4 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 23 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: You have a lot of crinoid stems there and your mystery fossil is, I believe, the base of a crinoid calyx. Adam is right, of course. @HindAlessa Here is an identification chart that a member made for some of the crinoid cup base plates. It may not help you identify the one you have, as it is for Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) aged fauna, but it will give you an idea of what you have and their variety. I love these little things, and yours is a beauty! 1 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 I agree with Adam. 2 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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