Malcolmt Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Got tired of prepping cystoids this morning so took a quick diversion to prep this little guy found on Sunday April 12, 2015 in the verulam formation near Lake Simcoe. Total length about 75 mm with a 10 mm calyx. Prepped under a scope with low PSI dolomite .010 nozzle, prep time about 20 minutes. Matrix was a crumbly shale which was field stabilized with cyanoacrylate. I believe it to be a praecupulocrinus but then again I am not the crinoid expert by any means so please jump in..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Malcolm, Great prep, as usual. That's a pretty little crinoid, indeed. Thanks for posting. 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...
mikeymig Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Nice, I'm glad you were able to save him. Not familiar with the formation is it Silurian? Mikey Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Ordovician ......... verulam is directly above the BobCaygeon. The BobCaygeon is renowned for some of its amazing crinoids that came from a now inaccessible quarry in the same general area as this locality. I have found 6 different species of crinoids at this locality but there are more that have been found which I am still on the hunt for. By last count we figured that between some of the frequent collectors we have found 23 different species of trilobite at this locality though some were only partials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinus Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Malcolm I don't think it is a Praecuplocrinus. But I can't offer another ID. It has me stumped. The stem and the crinoids crown do not go with any known species. I keep looking at the picture, but I can't be sure that they go together. crinus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggieCie Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Ordovician ......... verulam is directly above the BobCaygeon. The BobCaygeon is renowned for some of its amazing crinoids that came from a now inaccessible quarry in the same general area as this locality. I have found 6 different species of crinoids at this locality but there are more that have been found which I am still on the hunt for. By last count we figured that between some of the frequent collectors we have found 23 different species of trilobite at this locality though some were only partials. - - - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Joe, I have the fossil in front of me as I type this. The stem is definitely attached to the calyx. The stem is definitely distinctive. I could not find an exact match in any of my reference material. I even checked your website and could not find a match. PM me your email and I will send you the full resolution picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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