Tidgy's Dad Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 I love this specimen. I though it might be Tentaculites at first, but I can find little reference to them in the Waldron Shale other than really old mentions of T. inornatus and T. niagarensis from the Rochester Shale of New York which is of about the same age and has many species that also occur in the Waldron. However, it may actually be a really weird bit of echinoderm stalk. It's very tiny and I'm not sure if it tapers or not as the matrix covers part of it and is stubbornly refusing to come off. It seems to be solid rather than hollow. Or maybe not. The shell may have come off a part of this to reveal calcite infilling of the interior? Any ideas, anyone? Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 I think you have all but eliminated the Tentaculites ID now. Solid, no obvious taper. I'd rest the case there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 4, 2022 Author Share Posted June 4, 2022 I dug a bit more out. Maybe tapering? Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Maybe it's a crinoid column (stem) fragment. 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 4, 2022 Author Share Posted June 4, 2022 1 hour ago, abyssunder said: Maybe it's a crinoid column (stem) fragment. I think this is probably the most likely id, but it's so terribly tiny, thin and each columnal would be thinner than any I have ever encountered. But, thank you, you are almost certainly correct. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now