kingpotatoman Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Any ID and information would be good! Found it near Akron Ohio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Summit County Has Devonian rocks in the lower valleys, otherwise the bedrock is Mississippian. Just throwing this out for the experts at identification to use. Also, they will ask for the size and a little more specific description of location. Anyways, VERY INTERESING FIND. I will look on as the answers come in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Your fossil is an arm (with pinnules) from a crinoid. The pinnules, which give the arm a feather-like appearance, were used to filter microscopic particles from the water. The particles were moved down the arm to the mouth of the crinoid, where they were ingested. Unfortunately the calyx is not preserved, so a better identification of the crinoid is not possible. Nice find! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Indeed, Don has got it! Very pretty, quite unusual and a good find! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 That's a great specimen! Having individual pieces of a crinoid makes it easier for study. Good find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongy Joe Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Very nice - and well spotted, Don! It is a shame there''s no calyx, but it is still possible to do something with some isolated arms. Needs a lot of very detailed work to compare with described species, though, and to be honest it's probably not worth it. Just enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Nice find. You've found some good fossiliferous material there! I'm guessing lower Mississippian Cuyahoga formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Wow. This is an amazing find. Seriously, I'm not new to hunting, and I can't find an arm intricately preserved like that one. Put it somewhere nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 That’s awesome! “...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 May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 There is also some bryozoan next to the arm, ... and a partial shell imprint as well. Great find. 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...
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