Crinoid fossil?

[keldeo072]

Hey I was wondering if the stuff next to the crinoid stem is part of the plant and not just smaller stems. All I find are crinoid stems so I was wondering if this was part of the actual crinoid. Found In Cincinnati.

 

[ynot]

You need to take the pictures on a plain background.

The granite countertop distracts from what We can see.

It looks like part of a calyx, but better pictures may change that opinion.

 

[abyssunder]

On the right side of the first picture, I think is a branching crinoid column with bryozoan or coral encrustation. The other looks to be a crinoid calyx.

[keldeo072]

1 hour ago, ynot said:

You need to take the pictures on a plain background.

The granite countertop distracts from what We can see.

It looks like part of a calyx, but better pictures may change that opinion.

 

[BobWill]

I agree with the others but will add that a crinoid is an animal not a plant. The common name of sea lily reflects the fact that they look like plants and that can make this confusing.

[Innocentx]

Interesting juxtaposition.