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This rather amazing Crinoid fossil I did not find myself, sadly enough. It's from Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio. I bought it at a local auction, probably for too much, but it caught my eye and I had to have it. I have found plenty of Crinoid stems in Texas when I was a kid. The "sea lily" stem segments were everywhere in the Dallas suburbs creek beds, and gravel parking lots even. My friend and I filled plastic bags full, sometimes they were around .5" wide. I lost most of my collection of local fossils I found back then from moving a lot and having a storage unit broken into and robbed (lost an old lamp, crummy futon, and a really dresser that just happened to have old concert shirts and fossils in it!) Anyway, I have always loved Crinoid fossils, and this one is small but really stunning, detailed, pyritized and sparkly! 

Crinoid Fossil
Arthroacantha carpenteri
Devonian
Silica Shale
Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
2.48 x 2.17 x 1.60 inches (6.30 x 5.52

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oilshale Regular Member

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A real beauty - would be nice to have it in "Collections"

Thomas

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beautiful specimen

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14 hours ago, oilshale said:

A real beauty - would be nice to have it in "Collections"

Thomas

I am a newbie. I'l look into "Collections." Another thread or preference I assume. Thanks everybody. I love this piece so much. It's much more impressive in person! 

oops. It's only blatantly listed at the top of the screen! haha! 

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Nice piece. Crinoid heads always get me because how they are prepped makes them look so nice, maybe I should get a head some time soon.

If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM!

 

 

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3 hours ago, nivek1969 said:

I am a newbie. I'l look into "Collections." Another thread or preference I assume. Thanks everybody. I love this piece so much. It's much more impressive in person! 

oops. It's only blatantly listed at the top of the screen! haha! 

Just so You know, the "Collections" is a virtual museum created for the Fossil Forum Members to build and use as a reference.

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Thanks. I don't believe I have as much info on the piece as what others have listed for the pieces in "Collections." I suppose I can just post it there with what I know. I look forward to learning a lot from this forum!   

KP

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