matt2396 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Since I was on spring break and finally had a Saturday off, I decided to drive a few hours south to a couple of the best Mississippian exposures in my area. I've been to these spots in the past and have always had a pretty decent haul. Here are some of my finds from my most recent trip, enjoy! Blastoids (complete with in situ shots) Brachiopods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt2396 Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 Bryozoans Cephalopod (mold) Corals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt2396 Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 Crinoids A plate with multiple arms showing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt2396 Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 Gastropod And finally, my favorite finds of the day... Trilobites (pieces) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt2396 Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 Trilobites (continued) These last three were all found on the same 55 lb slab. I believe most of these belong to the genus Kaskia. -Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Excellent finds! : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Looks like a productive day, congratulations! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Wow, quite a haul! Thanks for posting these. 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...
Wrangellian Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Wish I had a site like that accessible to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Great finds. I love seeing items like these on here that are not available here. Thanks for posting. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBOB Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Those crinoids are sweet! Nice finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 nice finds thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 What an excellent diversity of finds! I especially like the crinoids. Are these from southern Illinois? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Nice finds and report! Thanks for sharing. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt2396 Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 Thanks everyone, and yes these are from southern Illinois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt2396 Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 I meant to add this to the Crinoid section but I forgot. Here are a few Agassizocrinus pieces I found (although I'm pretty sure the one in the top left is something else). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Good stuff..love the crinoids and blastoids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Rock Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Good stuff! So, I am guessing that the blastoids are Pentremites godoni and P. pyriformis??? Years ago, I found a few of those in far southern West Virginia (Oakdale to be specific). The limestone there is REALLY hard and you could really only collect those that had weathered out. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 On 3/23/2017 at 2:41 PM, matt2396 said: Gastropod This is a Nautiloid, likely a Stroboceras 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 20 hours ago, matt2396 said: I meant to add this to the Crinoid section but I forgot. Here are a few Agassizocrinus pieces I found (although I'm pretty sure the one in the top left is something else). These are fused infrabasal cones of Agassizocrinus occidentalis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 A crinoid............. Camptocrinus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 On 3/23/2017 at 2:35 PM, matt2396 said: Crinoids A plate with multiple arms showing The crinoid on the right is a Phanocrinus the species is likely parvaramus, would have to look at it closely to be sure 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgehiker Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Thanks for sharing. Too many good finds to comment on them all! My favourite postings are of fauna types that we also find in our area. The eastern slopes of our Canadian Rockies are made up of much of the same Carboniferous fauna. Similar but different genera. One fauna absent from our assemblages is Archimedes. Lots of other Bryozoa but not anything like that one. Its also curious how trilobite Pygidiums dominate trilobite finds in most Carboniferous aged deposits around the world. I might find one complete trilobite for every 10 tails. The irony is that we then have Cambrian deposits a mountain range to the west in which the heads dominate! re the blastoids. They are always just perfect little finds. Ours arent yet studied. We have Pentremites shaped ones but the majority are like squat pumpkins. Your part of the world seems to be 'Pentremites Central'. Incredible little crinoid with the arms! Wow. Even after studying paleozoic fauna for 4 decades, I find it hard to put a label on crinoids other than to a general type. Anyways, you have some great 'stuff'. Its a plus to be able to go to a site and make a mini collection as it profides more insight into the ecosystem of that time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Really nice cross section of Mississippian finds you got there. I especially like the crinoids and the spirifer brachiopods. All of those blastoids and Archimedes are very cool too. What you have reminds me of my first trip collecting Mississippian fossils in Kentucky last fall. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt2396 Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 On 3/24/2017 at 6:33 PM, Archimedes said: A crinoid............. Camptocrinus Here are some better pictures, is it a whole crinoid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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