ygzc86 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Hello, My name is Yuan - not a collector. As it happened, I was asked from a friend to sell a fossil which was excavated in Guanling Biota, Guizhou province, China, but I have no idea of what it is. So I posted here hoping to identify it with your Kindly help, of course. From a book that I read, I assume it belongs to the “Pelagic Roveacrinidae” family. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwQYl3MLWCfVTHZrRVR0NW0xQTg/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwQYl3MLWCfVRHVHSVZvYnhCelE/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwQYl3MLWCfVZmxMQ3RTODVUTHc/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwQYl3MLWCfVbEhqQmVkd0VuN3M/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwQYl3MLWCfVUHNpbElWZTdUN0E/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwQYl3MLWCfVYlhzNWNiRjFlaFk/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwQYl3MLWCfVaU80eGFYblZGTU0/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwQYl3MLWCfVcU1PWFV3eFd4M1U/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwQYl3MLWCfVTGloaTN1Z2tTRXM/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwQYl3MLWCfVNkdkZGc3ZW1JYlU/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwQYl3MLWCfVamRIdldfX0czMXc/view?usp=sharing If you have problems opening these link inform me. I would like to know what exactly it is and if this kind of fossil is rare. Thank you! Yuan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 It looks like a crinoid, I can't narrow it down to what type of crinoid it is, but others will be able to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 The better to see it: "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...
piranha Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 These Triassic crinoids are: Traumatocrinus sp. figures from: Wang, X., Bachmann, G.H., Hagdorn, H., Sander, P.M., Cuny, G., Chen, X., Wang, C., Chen, L., Cheng, L., Meng, F., & Xu, G. (2008) The Late Triassic black shales of the Guanling area, Guizhou Province, south‐west China: a unique marine reptile and pelagic crinoid fossil Lagerstätte. Palaeontology, 51(1):27-61 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygzc86 Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 These Triassic crinoids are: Traumatocrinus sp. IMG1.jpg figures from: Wang, X., Bachmann, G.H., Hagdorn, H., Sander, P.M., Cuny, G., Chen, X., Wang, C., Chen, L., Cheng, L., Meng, F., & Xu, G. (2008) The Late Triassic black shales of the Guanling area, Guizhou Province, south‐west China: a unique marine reptile and pelagic crinoid fossil Lagerstätte. Palaeontology, 51(1):27-61 Thank you. BTW Is this kind of fossil rare and if his fossil is well preserved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Rare in Western countries, rather common in countries that can access Chinese fossils like Taiwan or Singapore. And yes, I echo the Traumatocrinus identification. Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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