Crinoid or something even cooler?

[Plantgrogu]

Hi all! Please tell me this is more than a concretion! Edit to add location: Found in Lansing, NY. The matrix is a dark grey/black shale that breaks under it's own weight when I lift pieces and it breaks off into big chunks unlike thinner layered shale also in the area. I think I see crinoid stems and wonder if there are other fossils (Hallotheca acils ?) under a shallow layer of sediment making the cone shape appear to have rounded sides or is this something completely different (I think I've been finding nice molds of Hallotheca acils in close proximity to where I found this guy today). I hope to return tomorrow and find the other half to try and glean more information from the molded half. It was the only fossil in this piece of stone but I found two species of Rugosa and multiple species of Brachiopods in similar stones lying within a foot of it. It's delicate and I've wrapped it in wet paper towels and placed in a shallow dish with water.  The entire item measures 2cm wide x 8 cm long.  Thank you for your time

 

 

 

 

[Fossildude19]

First is a crushed orthoconic cephalopod, possibly Michelinoceras sp.

 

[Plantgrogu]

6 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

First is a crushed orthoconic cephalopod, possibly Michelinoceras sp.

 

Oh my gosh!! Woot Woot!!! a couple more firsts for me along with the Rugose this week. Did you add the photos to my post? You're the best! What are the photos you added of?

[Fossildude19]

1 minute ago, Plantgrogu said:

Oh my gosh!! Woot Woot!!! a couple more firsts for me along with the Rugose this week. Did you add the photos to my post? You're the best! What are the photos you added of?

I did not add those, so I deleted them. Don't know where they came from.

[Plantgrogu]

Just now, Fossildude19 said:

I did not add those, so I deleted them. Don't know where they came from.

LOL. Thank you so much. I'm SOOOO excited. I've found a really cool spot and am finding all new ones for me including my first 4 trilobutts and possibly a whole trilobite.

With this dang shale, I'm getting good at re-assembling the jigsaws. Can't breath on this stuff without it trying to crumble. 

[Plantgrogu]

When I get IDs, I've been adding tags to my post. Is the right thing to do?

[Plantgrogu]

17 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

First is a crushed orthoconic cephalopod, possibly Michelinoceras sp.

 

So this entire structure is one orthonconic cephalopod? 

[Fossildude19]

Yup.

 

[Plantgrogu]

16 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

Yup.

 

OMG!!!

[Mark Kmiecik]

15 hours ago, Plantgrogu said:

OMG!!!

 

Not only that, but some of these critters measured in meters of length! They could be REALLY BIG!