Dicranurus Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Two first crinoids are Dichocrinus multiple and Cercidocrinus cirrifer from Mississippian, Gilmore City Formation, Gilmore City, Iowa, USA. Third crinoid is Cremacrinus ramifer from Bromide Formation, Criner Hills, Oklahoma, USA. Last one is Histocrinus graphicus from Edwardsville fm, Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA. "It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living." -Sir David Attenborough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fig rocks Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Very cool Dic, I don't have any Crinoids but I can't wait to see what's posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Placoderms Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 (edited) Pic of 400-500 Dolatocrinus and Megistocrinus I donated to University of Michigan on Friday. I will look around for some crinoids in my collection that I haven't seen pictured before... Pic didn't upload? Could it be cause I am a Newbie? Guess I will link: Edited November 9, 2009 by Placoderms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I could Cri about my Noids, especially when it gets cold, HA!!! but you folks most certainly have some very nice specimens. I can only wish that I could have a fossil site that has anything like those! The crinoid is one of the few fossils that ive wanted very much to hunt for for quite a few years. I just wish I had all the time I wanted for all the things I want to do? Finding crinoids is one of those things. The only ones I have I have bought over the years. These still need some prep. Maybe someday? These are from china. RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicranurus Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 I could Cri about my Noids, especially when it gets cold, HA!!! but you folks most certainly have some very nice specimens. I can only wish that I could have a fossil site that has anything like those! The crinoid is one of the few fossils that ive wanted very much to hunt for for quite a few years. I just wish I had all the time I wanted for all the things I want to do? Finding crinoids is one of those things. The only ones I have I have bought over the years. These still need some prep. Maybe someday? These are from china. RB Wow. Nice plates! Mine are also bought. I have found only crinoid stems here in Finland (only 1 completed crinoid is ever found here). "It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living." -Sir David Attenborough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinus Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 With a name like crinus I guess I should post something here. There is no way I could post even half of my crinoids. I have well over 500 crinoid crowns. Some of my stuff is on my web page www.crinus.info/crinoids. Here are a few recent additions to the collection. This one is a crinoid holdfast from the Waldron Shale of Indiana. These are some of the finds I made this spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Nice fossils everyone.... I havent got any crinoids.... besides this bit of stem that washed inside a ammonite shell body chamber....and reappeared when i prepped it.... but wow... that 'Holdfast' is fantastic, I never realised they were so complex.... like a tree root system almost... thanks for posting that.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Placoderms Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I am not really big into Crinoids, more of a trilo sort of guy so I give many of them away to my friends. Sorry, most are not prepped... 2 you normally don't see from Michigan: I have a few from Alpena (Devonian) with snails, started to donate them to the museum as I come back across them: Found while looking for blastoids in WV (I prefer blastoids...): Found in Indiana while looking for blastoids: Found while Trilo hunting in upstate NY (ordovician): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinoid1 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Here's one 1 I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicranurus Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 Here is an excellent article on fossil crinoid which is worth reading for those really interested in crinoids. Fossil Crinoids "It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living." -Sir David Attenborough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Beautiful fossils..... I hope im lucky enough to find a decent crinoid head one day.... I will check out the article soon as i get chance ... thanks... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilForKids Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Alas! I have no crinoids If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Heres my first, and still best: Cupulocrinus humilis -Ordovician -Bobcaygeon Formation -Brechin, Ontario Partially predated or scavenged on There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Placoderms Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Alas! I have no crinoids So sad! PM if you'd like some... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crinoid Queen Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 With a name like crinus I guess I should post something here. There is no way I could post even half of my crinoids. I have well over 500 crinoid crowns. Some of my stuff is on my web page www.crinus.info/crinoids. Here are a few recent additions to the collection. This one is a crinoid holdfast from the Waldron Shale of Indiana. These are some of the finds I made this spring. I am with Crinus, althoguh i dont have that many i am working on it 35 in my first 3 years! Here is hoping my Luck keeps up:) Here are a few i think are my bests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crinoid Queen Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 So sad! PM if you'd like some... PM me too I have some for ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I have posted most of these before, but... An example of coprophagias symbiosis; Glyptocrinus sp and Cyclonema varicosum. As far as I know, this was the first example found in Kentucky(1984). A few Reteocrinus sp. I have pulled nearly 100 of these from a garden over the last couple of years. Unknown from the same location(Archaeocrinus ?) A holdfast A holdfast from a different location(I have pulled about 40 pieces from this location) A Pycnocrinus from the same location. An Archaeocrinus (?) from the same. An Iocrinus sp. I also have the holdfast for this one somewhere. A Colombocrinus sp. from a different locality. I should add that all of the above are Shermanian and Edenian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eureka Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Hi! I wanna particpate sharing with you 2 crinoids I have. An example of Paradichocrinus planus with a tiny seastar beside: An example of Moscovicrinus multiplex.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Assortment of crinoids from Brechin ON (Carden). PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Act fast before they are gone: http://www.indiana9fossils.com/Crinoids/Iowa/LeGrand.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galus Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 My Stuff from Poland --from quarry near my home ... some different Cupressocrinites - Upper Givetian -Devonian dariusz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicranurus Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 My Stuff from Poland --from quarry near my home ... some different Cupressocrinites - Upper Givetian -Devonian dariusz Wow. Very nice crinoids Dariusz! "It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living." -Sir David Attenborough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ynpigo Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Agoricocrinus splendens, Edwardsville Formation, Crawfordsville, Indiana. I bought this piece from Extinctions as a "consulation prize" for missing the Denver Show this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qurum Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Here are some X-radiographs of a few Devonian crinoids from Bundenbach. The Codiacrinus is 45 cm long. You can see how I've inverted the original X-Radiograph. The piece with three crinoids shows Bactrocrinites jaeckeli, Thallocrinus procerus and Rhadinocrinus nanus. The Thallocrinus is ca 6 cm long. The Bactrocrinites is shown in a detail. The Botryocrinus (Bathericrinus) is 8 cm long, a rarity in its own right, but this one also has a tiny (1 cm) sea spider (pycnogonid, Palaeothea) attached. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt cable Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 That x-ray is amazing! Do you have access to an x-ray? I found a nice Acanthocrinus this summer in New York, but it's not completely prepped yet. It has spines coming off the calyx and should look beautiful. I'll post it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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