Rocky Stoner Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Hi again fellow chippers. I broke one of my cardinal rules and did not wash / scrub the chunks before busting them up. This shale is very near the surface so it is covered with a layer of silty mud, dirt and small roots which hides some of the fossils that are on the surface of the natural fissures. I did not notice these calyx's until after I had busted the chunks up looking for my ever elusive complete trilobite. The one has a very interesting pattern within each polygon that I have never seen here before. The other is very similar to the others I've found here. Amazing, the geometry of nature .... just amazing. Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Wow, hat is some nice detail, nice find! 1 “...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...
GeschWhat Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Beautiful! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Magnificent find. Beautiful specimen. Of course some people would use that as proof of alien technology on Earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Chris Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 5 fold symmetry is an echinoderm of some sort. Maybe a squashed calyx? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona Chris Paleo Web Site: http://schursastrophotography.com/fossiladventures.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelonly Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Lovely intricate detail!! I really don't know how you get anything else accomplished knowing these wonders are just beneath the surface surrounding your home. Leah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Stoner Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 7 minutes ago, jewelonly said: Lovely intricate detail!! I really don't know how you get anything else accomplished knowing these wonders are just beneath the surface surrounding your home. Leah Hi Leah. It is difficult to keep my priorities in order at times. But, I am now more eager to plow / work in the garden, keep the driveway dressed with fresh shale and build new flower beds for my sweetheart. Its always exciting to find something new. Well, new to me. Thanks for the kind response, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Stoner Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 On 8/30/2017 at 6:14 PM, jewelonly said: ......... I really don't know how you get anything else accomplished knowing these wonders are just beneath the surface surrounding your home. Leah Yep Leah, its tougher than you can imagine. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/77423-chores-postponed-trilobites-present/ I saw it quoted here somewhere, " Its amazing what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else." ... or something like that. I've been bitten by a bug .... a very old bug. Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Looks like a couple of different Crinoid calyxes that you found there. Whatever deposit you found those in must be pretty rich to find those in the Mahantango. I'd say they are some species of Megistocrinus ( http://www.crinus.info/crinoids/data/meg.htm ) or Gennaeocrinus ( http://www.crinus.info/crinoids/data/genn2.htm ). Both those links are from @crinus web site which is a great resource. 1 -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Stoner Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 Thanks for the links Dave, very interesting. Some spots here are super rich. I'll be exploring a newly discovered outcrop later today ... hopefully. Kind regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmayshun Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 like you, I can't get over the intricacies of nature. I remember reading an aritcle on the mathematical principles at work beind the patterns, but it was at a time I was just beginning to look at fossils, and did not save the reference. I certainly should have, It dealt with how crystals grow, how diatoms make their regular patterns, and suggested various chemical elements were necessary for the various patterns. It makes me wonder whether the different kinds of crinoids processed food differently, or even filtered out different compounds. Curious minds are always on the lookout for more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelonly Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 17 hours ago, Rocky Stoner said: Yep Leah, its tougher than you can imagine. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/77423-chores-postponed-trilobites-present/ I saw it quoted here somewhere, " Its amazing what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else." ... or something like that. I've been bitten by a bug .... a very old bug. Regards. @Rocky Stoner, isn't that just the absolute truth?! Happy Hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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