daves64 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 "digging" around in my Winchell fm micro matrix, I found a few interesting items. One I think may be a bone of some sort from something & 2 other may be fins. The bone is 9 mm in length, the larger fin is 1 cm & the smaller one is 5 mm. First set is the bone. Both sides, both ends & an angle of one end. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 The larger of the 2 possible fins. The 4th pic shows the spine area's in the first 2 pics. 3rd pic shows the small end. 1 cm long Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 The smaller of the 2 possible fin things. 5 mm long Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 First one looks like a toe bone, do not know from what. The other two are fish pelvic girdles. The bone that connects the fin to the body of a fish. 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...
JohnJ Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I'm no expert on Pennsylvanian material, but I would propose that the "toe bone" is a tumbled rotula (part of Aristotle's lantern) from an Archeocidaris sp. echinoid. Cretaceous example here. The "fins" could be part of the ancient mollusk, Apotocardium (page 17), or part of a brachiopod hinge. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 After seeing John J's post, and taking a closer look at the objects I change My previous guess. The features and texture fit John's ID better. 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...
daves64 Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 I've found one or 2 of those plates on that echinoid as well, the ones with the disk shape on them. I thought they were from a crinoid, but maybe not. I'll have to find them & post a pic. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 These are the possible echinoid plates I have found. The yellowish one is from the Jasper Creek fm in Bridgeport Texas, the brownish ones are from Winchell fm in Brownwood Texas, both Pennsylvanian. Also included is what I think may be a fragment of an urchin spike. The yellow plate is 3 mm, the spike fragment is 3 mm as well. I've got other items as well, one of which looks like it could almost be a miniature petrified face hugger from Aliens that was difficult to take pics of. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 31 minutes ago, daves64 said: These are the possible echinoid plates I have found. The yellowish one is from the Jasper Creek fm in Bridgeport Texas, the brownish ones are from Winchell fm in Brownwood Texas, both Pennsylvanian. Also included is what I think may be a fragment of an urchin spike. The yellow plate is 3 mm, the spike fragment is 3 mm as well. I've got other items as well, one of which looks like it could almost be a miniature petrified face hugger from Aliens that was difficult to take pics of. Definitely echinoid plates and a partial echinoid spine. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 Sweet! Now I've got what.. about 4/1000 of an echinoid (sort of)? Gotta start somewhere I guess. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 45 minutes ago, daves64 said: Gotta start somewhere I guess. 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...
daves64 Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 Somehow managed to miss this one & it's the largest I've found. Marks are in mm.. I've got another of the spike fragments, just haven't located it yet. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 11 hours ago, daves64 said: I've got what.. about 4/1000 of an echinoid (sort of)? Gotta start somewhere I guess. And you were saying you didn't have anything for the Secret Santa exchange! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 1 hour ago, caldigger said: And you were saying you didn't have anything for the Secret Santa exchange! I still don't. These are all microfossils. Itty bitty, teeny tiny lil' things. Besides, it's too late anyway, even if I did have things to send. I just found these bits & don't want to part with them. At least not yet. And I've got more matrix on the way. May have 1 or 2 xenacanthus teeth to show off, maybe a few other shark teeth, maybe some urchins... maybe nothing but bags of micro matrix & dust with no fossils (and a smaller bank account). *shrugs* Time will tell. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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