Plantgrogu Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Found on another creek walk this week near an outcrop of Moscow fm and Ludlowville fm. Could this be multiple Crinoid stems and possible a calyx or two? Was broken when I found it. Matrix is much harder than the brittle Moscow shale and a dark grey. Still working hard to decipher the many types of shale that I am finding in the Lansing, NY area. The orange spot (pyritized?) goes all the way through the stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 I suspect at least one is the basal end of a stem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 1 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...
Kane Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 The first piece shows the most promise, but it could also be a bryozoan -- some prep would say for sure. The other pieces look very similar to some of the Devonian horizons I have up here, not far from you, and I generally class them as mineral staining and/or in-filled burrows. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantgrogu Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 Thank you everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 By the way, this looks like hard limestone or dolostone. 1 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...
Plantgrogu Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) 23 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: By the way, this looks like hard limestone or dolostone. THANK YOU!!! That's soooo helpful!!! Edited April 5, 2022 by Plantgrogu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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