Indian_money Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I revisited a creek Tennessee that I had mildly glossed over in the past. With more purpose this time I searched and found some of the most beautiful and large fossils I have encountered yet. As a crinoid enthusiast I was overjoyed, and even more exciting was all of the OTHER marine fossils I found, expanding my appreciation of all kinds of fossilized beauty.here are a few of my favorite examples and I may post more as I continue to photograph my finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyB Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Nice Crinoids. Always love those guys. Tankman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian_money Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Nice Crinoids. Always love those guys. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian_money Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 I have also started making jewelry out of them: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/gallery/album/2088-my-fossil-jewelry-creations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Beautiful crinoids! They're in surprisingly good condition being found in a creek! ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Great idea for the jewelry too! Good work! ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 They look like flashlight batteries! Neat! "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...
Ludwigia Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Nice! The next time you visit the site check out the bedrock thoroughly if you haven't already done that. Chances might be that you discover some articulated specimens. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 nice colors on those too! I also like the archimedes bryozoans in matrix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 really like the jewelry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Looks like quite the haul! Lovely specimens. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian_money Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Nice! The next time you visit the site check out the bedrock thoroughly if you haven't already done that. Chances might be that you discover some articulated specimens. I don't have any experience with uncovering fossils from rock form. like I have no clue how to even start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian_money Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Great idea for the jewelry too! Good work! really like the jewelry! thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian_money Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 nice colors on those too! I also like the archimedes bryozoans in matrix! Archemdes bryozoan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPlainPetrified Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I can only add...what a haul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I don't have any experience with uncovering fossils from rock form. like I have no clue how to even start. For a start, take a hammer and chisel along with you. Study the standing stone formation closely and maybe, just maybe, a crinoid crown with its stalk attached pops into sight. Wouldn't that be nice? Then you (or maybe your boyfriend) could try to chip it out. Learning about the formations and their layers and where exactly to look for what takes time and study, but first of all you just need to open your eyes a bit more and get a feel for things. By the way, this is an archimedes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes_%28bryozoan%29 and these are examples of what could be taken for one: Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Here's another shot of an Archimedies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Being a guy who is enthralled by antiquity, I think the style of your jewelry goes well with the subject matter of the fossils. To push it even further, a black or corroded green patina on the wire would add to the antiquity effect. Think Roman, Gothic, Byzantine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian_money Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 They look like flashlight batteries! Neat! You got me curious. Not quite as tall but definitely thicker than batteries lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian_money Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 And here are what I think are brachiopods from that creek spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Neat brachiopods, too! Regards, 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...
morgansilk Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Blastoids blow me away. The first one I found as a child I thought was a starfish holding a death grip on mud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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