Arkarua adami

[Falconlily's Fossils]

Could this be the most fantastic find I have ever had? I need identification help before I throw myself a party.... it makes no sense due to my location but I have hundreds of fossils, hundred more waiting to be cleaned but could this be Arkarua Adami? Thanks all, I've never tried online identification before, Falconlily. 

[Al Dente]

Looks like a crinoid columnal to me

[Falconlily's Fossils]

That was the original thought, the ridges around the ends say otherwise..... I have lots of crinoids etc, not even close to what the column  segments, sections that I have look like but that was definitely our first thought as well! Thank you for the insight. That was a quicker response than I expected, I look forward to this new group. Thanks again, Falconlily

[doushantuo]

Arkarua might be an echinoderm

nah,the taphonomy doesn't make sense

Al Dente is right,I think

[Fossildude19]

I agree, crinoid columnal.  Not Arkarua adami .

 

 

 

               

[Falconlily's Fossils]

Agreed. For surely a hotly debated topic...

[Fossildude19]

Are there any Pre-Cambrian deposits near you?

Where was this found? 

County is good enough. 

Regards,

[westcoast]

What age rocks was it found in?

[Fossildude19]

From Wikipedia:

 

"Arkarua is known only from the Ediacaran beds of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. "

 

[Falconlily's Fossils]

Most of my rocks have been Silurian era, Door county, Washington Island, Lake Michigan, thank you for the column post Tim. I had not seen another column with that much detail, sadly I may reconsider my initial wish......

[Fossildude19]

Those are actually your pictures cropped and lightened.  

 

Here is one that looks a bit similar. 

 

[doushantuo]

Arkarua has a Tribrachidium-like vibe,methinx

[westcoast]

Do a search for neocrinus articular facet for something similar

[Falconlily's Fossils]

Thanks for all the help, I got it now and will put it with the others. Thanks again. 

[doushantuo]

glad to have been of help.

 

 

[Fossildude19]

Neocrinus Figure C.

 

 

 

 

From HERE.

 

 

 

EDIT: Welcome to the Forum. - It is still a cool fossil.     

[Fossildude19]

We've all misidentified things from time to time - it happens. 

Heck, it happens to me, allot.  

We just learn from our mistakes, and that makes the lesson worth learning.  

Regards,