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Hello i have found this fossil in a stone pit in Germany  Hannover  and don t now what this is it is 1cm  large .

 

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These are crinoid stem ossicles, or columnals. 

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The other thing is likely a poorly preserved brachiopod steinkern. Spirifers have roughly this interior shape.

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1 hour ago, Ludwigia said:

I think that the other thing could also be a brachial from one of the arms of the crinoid.

That was my first impression, too.

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10 hours ago, Ludwigia said:

I think that the other thing could also be a brachial from one of the arms of the crinoid.

I didn't realize their articulations were shaped that way, but I guess it does seem right. 

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The crinoid columnals are possibly Encrinus liliiformis columnals. :)

 

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Here are few columnals / pluricolumnals from my collection. They look similar to yours.

 

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Formation: Ladinium / Anisium, oberer Muschelkalk (Mitteltrias) / middle Triassic, Erdmittelalter / Mesozoic.

Dimension: größeres Exemplar / the bigger piece ca. Ø 8,5mm x Länge / length 11mm.

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