rjcordero Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 what fossil is this? ans whats the white thing inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Crinoid stems...welcome to the forum. 2 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guguita2104 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Welcome from Portugal ! I agree with @PFOOLEY! Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjcordero Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 thank you for the welcome! newbie here! just signed in today! lol how about the white thing inside of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Did you find these in your area? Nice looking samples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjcordero Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 i got it there in the USA.brought home some fossils. im really amaze how ancient creatures are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdsnl Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 54 minutes ago, rjcordero said: thank you for the welcome! newbie here! just signed in today! lol how about the white thing inside of it? Welcome, fellow Asian member! The white thing is mineral that got in the fossil. Maybe quartz crystal? I'm not good with minerals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjcordero Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 oohh hello! fellow asian neighbor! nice to meet you! really its quartz crystal? wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Nice stems! And welcome to the forum John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Nice crinoid columns ! (pluricolumnals) The white area represents the areola, while the central part is the lumen (infilled with sediment and recrystallized). In the first picture, the sutures are visible. * 4 " 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...
fifbrindacier Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Welcome to the forum, continental neighbour . Nice stems. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Welcome to the forum, planetary neighbor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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