echinoman Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Echinocorys gr. ovata, 5 specimens, maastrihtian, Pleven region, N Bulgaria Hemipneustes striatoradialis, upper maastrihtian, Kreta region, N Bulgaria Micraster (Isomicraster) sp., campanian, Somovit region, N Bulgaria Clypeaster altus, tortonian, Pleven region, N Bulgaria ...to be continued... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I love echinoids, yours are very nice. Love the one with the raised star on it, beautiful!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1971 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Very nice! I love it when I find an echinoid. Keep the pictures coming....I love to see fossils from around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Echinoman I love picking up echies too. Because I live and collect in TX I encounter quite a few, some rare, some well preserved. Feel free to look at my 5 years of monthly collecting reports for pictures, link below: click here for Brazosport Museum Website Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Geat echioids. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Clypeaster altus, tortonian, Pleven region, N Bulgaria. I think this one is really cool. Nice finds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echinoman Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 EchinomanI love picking up echies too. Because I live and collect in TX I encounter quite a few, some rare, some well preserved. Feel free to look at my 5 years of monthly collecting reports for pictures, link below: click here for Brazosport Museum Website I looked your findings and I am highly impressed!!! Texas is a great place to gather echies... :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilospain Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Thanks for sharing your echinoid collection Echinoman. Great echinoids, I didn't know fossils from Bulgaria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echinoman Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 Micraster decipiens, upper turonian, Padina quarry, NE Bulgaria Stegaster chalmasi, upper maastrichtian, Biala region, E Bulgaria Ganbirretia sp. (probably), upper maastrichtian(lower danian?), Biala region, E Bulgaria Seunaster lamberti, maastrichtian, Biala region Homoeaster evaristei, danian, Biala region Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Great specimens! The Ganbirretia sp. (?) appears to have much of the test preserved; is it pyritized? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Wow, very nice collection there. Did you find most of them? Also is the bottom side of the Seunaster lamberti, intact? If it is could you post a pic please? Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echinoman Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 Great specimens! The Ganbirretia sp. (?) appears to have much of the test preserved; is it pyritized? Yes...Most of the urchins, which I found in layers of clay near Biala, are pyritized in varying degrees. Roz Posted Dec 18 2008, 11:24 PM Wow, very nice collection there. Did you find most of them? Also is the bottom side of the Seunaster lamberti, intact? If it is could you post a pic please? Thanks...All of them are founded by myself. The bottom side of this urchin is not "clear"...not yet When i finished preparation, i will post picture of the other side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echinoman Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 ...more echies: Globator (Nucleopyrina) cilindrica, aptian, Veliko Tarnovo region, N Bulgaria Codechinus rotundus, aptian, Veliko Tarnovo region,N Bulgaria Echinolampas cf. ovum and E. leymeriei, ypressian, Beloslav region, NE Bulgaria Echinathus (Gitolampas) sp., ypressian, Beloslav region Conoclypus boncevi, ypressian, Beloslav region, NE Bulgaria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echinoman Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Micraster with..."kinderr surprise" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Nice echies, the last one reminded me of one my son found in the Chalk of Sussex, England. I think it's an Echinocorys sp. Internally, each plate has a calcite crystal growing from it. Like soldiers standing to attention. KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkchaser Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Beautiful specimens you have there. RAWR! I am zeee dead bobcat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Beautiful echs everyone, I love them, thanks for sharing yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echinoman Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Steriocidaris subvesiculosa, santonian, Shoumen region, NE Bulgaria Phymosoma magnificus, campanian, Nevsha vilage, NE Bulgaria Echinolampas leymeriei, penetrated by predator Echinocorys scutata, danian, Biala region, E Bulgaria ...the same, close apical view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Hi Echinoman, I was given this years ago with no info and was wondering if you, or anyone else here could id the sp. I think it's a Clypeaster sp. Also, what age would it be and the most likely locality. I seem to remember Spain, but am not sure. Cheers, KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilospain Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Hi Echinoman,I was given this years ago with no info and was wondering if you, or anyone else here could id the sp. I think it's a Clypeaster sp. Also, what age would it be and the most likely locality. I seem to remember Spain, but am not sure. Cheers, I think could be clypeaster scillae from the Miocene, could be from Spain but also from Algarve (Portugal). Echinoman your echinoids are great. Congratulations!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Hi Echinoman,I was given this years ago with no info and was wondering if you, or anyone else here could id the sp. I think it's a Clypeaster sp. Also, what age would it be and the most likely locality. I seem to remember Spain, but am not sure. I agree completely wiTrilospain those ones, the your and the C.altus from Echinoman, are Clypeaster scillae In facto, C. scillae is one of few Clypeaster species where you can be sure of the species. Best Àlex. http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceH Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Fantastic echinoids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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