Rocky Stoner Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Hi again folks. There are sparsely scattered chunks of sandstone and other rock here. Today I found this one barely exposed at the surface. It was extremely difficult to break in two and is full of sparkles, like small quartz flakes. It is not the normal sandstone. There appears to be a section of a crinoid and a spiral gastropod of sorts. I found no reference to it in the link posted above and have not seen another one here. Looks like it may be an "open" tapered coil where the coils do not touch one another, not sure though. Something new here every day .... never a dull moment. (unless I'm boring you with the same ol same ol) Kind regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Stoner Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 Here is a pic of the rock and one of the crinoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 I think it's oriskany sandstone/quartzite. It's sometimes metamorphosed and contains Gastropoda, which I what I believe it is. It's slightly later than mahantango I think. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Stoner Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 As best I can tell, I am at the base of a mountain on which these 4 formations all come to the surface. Being the mountain was likely once the as high as the alps, the variety here is understandable. Thanks. (get your package?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 17 minutes ago, Rocky Stoner said: As best I can tell, I am at the base of a mountain on which these 4 formations all come to the surface. Being the mountain was likely once the as high as the alps, the variety here is understandable. Thanks. (get your package?) I'm currently away, so I'm not sure if I got the package. I've been told needmores best for trilos btw “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Neat finds, Rocky. I think you have an internal cast of a gastropod. Your crinoid actually looks more like a coral. Regards, 1 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...
Ludwigia Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 3 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Neat finds, Rocky. I think you have an internal cast of a gastropod. Your crinoid actually looks more like a coral. Regards, I'll second that. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Stoner Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 1 hour ago, WhodamanHD said: I'm currently away, so I'm not sure if I got the package. I've been told needmores best for trilos btw Hey, I have access to many needmore exposures ! Thanks for that tidbit. (UPS left the package on the porch Thur.) Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Chris Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Top one is certainly an internal cast of a coiled gastropod, Thats a pretty common fossil in both marine and lacustrine sediments. If it was say a cephalopod, you would probably be seeing some partitions along the curve, which is not present. Here is a similar one I found in the mississippian Redwall Limestone. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona Chris Paleo Web Site: http://schursastrophotography.com/fossiladventures.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Stoner Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 Thanks Chris, that looks like a match to me. Kindest regards from Wild Wonderful West Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Stoner Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 This is the first one of these that I've found in the densely populated part of the garden shale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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