JimB88 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Its been a long time since Ive posted any find on here, so I thought Id show some of what I collected during this past winter. I took a trip to the Silurian of Tennessee to collect with a friend and did pretty good. This was my first time collecting Silurian fossils. These are from the Brownsport Group. I'll start with the sponges Astraeospongia meniscus a fairly common sponge, I collected several. Next up is a neat little Brachiopod. Machaeraria sp. And now enchinoderms. Calyx of the crinoid Lampterocrinus tennesseensis Another first for me...a cystoid! Caryocrinites ornatus and another! A nice blastoid - Troosticrinus reinwardi Heres a shot showing the complete ones I found. The two large objects on the top left are sponges. The items with the branches may be bryozoans (one has a stem wrapped around it.) The crinoid cups to the right are Parapisocrinus sp. And the item by the penny is a tiny Leptaena sp. brachiopod (another first!) And now for my sole arthropod find. The surface is very rough, but it seems there is a mold under that. I may try to uncover it. The pygidium is folded down ninety degrees to the rest of it. Not sure as to id at this point. But it seems to be mostly there. I forgot to photograph the corals I found on this trip so I will add those this weekend. About a month ago I found myself very early for work so I decided to stop at the Pennington formation ( Upper Mississippian) for a quick hunt. I didnt keep much but I did snag this partial Deltodus affinis tooth. Thats all for now, thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Those calicies are gorgeous! Great finds!!! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Thanks, they are neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Beautiful! I especially like the calyxes and the shark. “...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...
FossilDAWG Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I've yet to collect in the Brownsport. Those are some great echinoderms and sponges, and the brachiopods are pretty fantastic too. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Way to go, Jim! Glad you've been able to get out. 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...
JimB88 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Beautiful! I especially like the calyxes and the shark. Thanks, the shark was a pleasant surprise found in matrix that doesnt contain much. 7 minutes ago, FossilDAWG said: I've yet to collect in the Brownsport. Those are some great echinoderms and sponges, and the brachiopods are pretty fantastic too. Don It is an interesting group, Im glad I went and also to be able to collect in the Silurian 5 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Way to go, Jim! Glad you've been able to get out. Thanks Tim. Ive been trying to get out to the Ft.Payne as well, but been too busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I adore those echinoderms And the tiny Leptaena is so sweet. Great finds. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilcrazy Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Some mighty fine looking Silurian specimens. A good off season haul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 High grade bounty! Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Yeah, what they all said. Excellent fossils! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltrapper Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Wow, nice finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 excellent crinoids, Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Looks like You had a good hunt! Nice fossils too. 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...
thair Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Those are cool, pretty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Great finds Jim. I really like the echinoderms. 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...
Nimravis Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Some pretty finds- congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Those are some cool-looking blastoids - much more elongated than the ones I've acquired! And the cystoids...wow!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 The cystoids are really neat! So mathematically precise. I like the sponges too as I have never found anything quite like that. Very nice collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Neat little bottom dwellers! Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 Thanks everyone. Yeah, those early echinoderms are neat and a little weird. Plus, upon looking at the first pic of the sponge, I notice a tiny high spired gastropod in the upper right that I never noticed before..cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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