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  1. It's been several years since I've last posted. Had a bit of run-in with a medical issue that took me offline for awhile. I seem to be doing better and have been able to complete a daylong ramble in the local hills albeit at 70% of my former capacity. This trip is in the Sacramento Mountains and covers the hike into the Mississippian Lake Valley (MLV) Formation, specifically the Nunn Formation for collecting. The MLV is the last of the formations in the Mississippian locally. After that I ascended into the lower Pennsylvanian known as the Gobbler Formation here. The two Covid years + my own medical issue brought about a lot of negative trailhead access issues. The detours around these now restricted areas add to the hike length sometimes quite measureably. Once into the distant hills away from humanity things look much brighter. The following is a shot back into town and the White Sands National Park (thin white strip in the distance). I'm standing on the Nunn Formation of the Mississippian Lake Valley Formation. If you can't find a crinoid, horn coral or spirifer here you simply are not trying. A couple of crinoid hash slabs picked off the ground. There are plentiful root and stem pieces but intact calyxes are difficult to find and usually quite small (15mm).
  2. I am looking for crinoid sites near BG Ky. I am new here. I found my first ever crinoid in landscape gravel and am obsessed! Hope its OK to ask this?
  3. Hello to all. Found this sample few years ago. Place of discovery: Ukraine, Donetsk region, Dobropolsky district. The age of it is the Kasimovian stage of the Carboniferous period (307 Ma). Have a nice day 3.mp4 6.mp4
  4. Hello to all. Found this sample few years ago. Place of discovery: Ukraine, Donetsk region, Dobropolsky district. The age of it is the Kasimovian stage of the Carboniferous period (307 Ma). Have a nice day
  5. Hello to all. Found this sample few years ago. The age of it is the Kasimovian stage of the Carboniferous period (307 Ma). Have a nice evening 1.mp4 6.mp4 7.mp4 8.mp4
  6. Thomas1982

    Crinoid arms

    From the album: Mahantango Formation

    Crinoid arms with pinnules Perry County, Pennsylvania
  7. Lone Hunter

    Pennsylvanian fossils part 2

    Some of these fossils are so tiny it's really hard to get clear pictures, like #12, these are scattered in several places not much bigger than fishing line, guessing echinoid spines? #7 undecided if these are brachiopods or maybe lungfish teeth? #8 looks like a battle ground, deconstructed echinoid and parts of crinoids? Not sure what to make of all that
  8. This is my last post for the foreseeable future and want to get an ID on all of these. Found this last summer after big flood churned up creek in Eagle Ford formation, it's not unusual to find imported erosion control rocks with crinoid stems but they're usually big and heavy and harder than concrete so when i saw this small one I grabbed it. I plopped it down on dog bed and took one practice pic (about 10" long #1) then when I picked it up it started to fall apart and I realized it was still wet, never completely cured, still had soft clay. I'm not familiar with rocks out west is this normally how fossils are found there? How did this rock manage to get dug up, loaded, travel at least 50 miles then get dumped and never dry out or get smashed to peices? Pic #2 is what remained after removing all soft parts and drying. Anyway it was a mini fossil hunting trip all in one rock and just wish everything wasn't so tiny! #3 was the prettiest but can't tell if it's a brachiopod or not. #4 Marginfera? #5 brachiopod? #6 columnal I thought would be easy to ID but no. #9 Composita sp? #10 unknown gastropod and crinoid stems. #11 another Composita? I'll do a second post with the rest it's too many pictures.
  9. The water level in the lake has been dropping since early November. My first three Saturday morning trips to the lake yielded few quality finds, So last Saturday I went to a site on the lake where I have found crinoid fossils in the past. I find a lot of crinoidal material at this location, but most of it is very weathered. The site is just above the water line and the weathered rock is covered with mud. So I spent my morning pulling rocks out of the shoreline and washing them in the water. Most of the material was "trash" , but I found several calyxes worth keeping. They are pictured below. Measures approximately 2 inches Measures 1.75 inches Measures 2 inches Measures 2.5 inches Measures 1.75 inches Measures 3 inches Measures 1.75 inches Any help with ID's is appreciated
  10. This photo was taken in the historical society museum in Braidwood Ill. Notice the crinoid pieces. I found similar specimens along with rugose, and tabulate corals in the Mazonia wildlife management area nearby. A few members seemed to not believe that such things could be found there. @Mark Kmiecik was one as I recall. They are on the piles just inside the entrance to the northern unit of the park coming from Braidwood by the way. Does this help anyone with an explanation.
  11. Kaden

    Indiana Crinoids

    Looking for spots to find complete crinoids in indiana or surrounding states. I've done some door knocking in crawfordsville to no avail. Does anyone know where else to look or who to talk to?
  12. Took a couple trips to Eocene/Miocene locations in Monmouth County, NJ. Thought I'd share some of my finds. First trip was on 11/17. Was a warm 60 degrees outside! Group shot of my finds. My first find was an erratic fossil from the Devonian with signs of bivalve/brachiopod, crinoid and Pleurodictyum. I also found this separate section of what I assume is a Crinoid stem Several bone pieces. Eagle Ray plate - my first ray plate found in NJ. Some of the shark teeth: Otodus obliquus - First time finding this species Otodus chubutensis - First time finding this species Physogaleus contortus Carcharias sp. Had to do some reconstructive surgery as it fell apart coming home.
  13. Ammonit

    Moorecrinus

    From the Moscow region
  14. My annual excursion to visit my family which migrated to Kentucky years ago took place at the end of October into November, lasting two weeks. Of course, the planned trip took me in the vicinity of some excellent fossil bearing sediments and though quality time with family was the primary purpose, I did hope to add to my collection. All of the spots I visited were ones I've been to before; however, the first stop was a new one for me- Paulding, well known and documented on the Forum for its Middle Devonian marine fauna. I drove from the suburbs of New York City for almost eleven hours, raining most of the way, arriving at and spending the night at a hotel in Defiance, Ohio. Paulding was about fifteen minutes away. Drove there the following morning, It was a brisk forty degrees, mostly cloudy, but sunny at times. A TFF member I was supposed to hook up with there unfortunately had to bail last minute. A nearby quarry which exposes the famed Devonian Silica Shale had, years ago, stopped allowing collectors to hunt there. There was a big outcry and the quarry set up a fossil park dumping fossiliferous rock onto a property they owned which the public were free to collect from. Much of it is now overgrown and much of the rock has been reduced to gravel. However, there are still many fossiliferous chunks out there if one is willing to look.
  15. So has to go back out, and once again got rained out. But before I did I found some cool stuff. Ran to a place that I wanted to check out, and here is some of what I found in a fairly short period of time. Right off the start I found a trilobutt, then a whole roller. Founds spots that were loaded with crinoids, and matrix free brachiopods as well. Also found multiple trilobite parts.
  16. Hello to all. Photos from several trips of the past years. Probably, the age of these finds is the Kasimovian stage of the Carboniferous period (307 Ma). Despite the fact that many fragments of the crinoids lie on a large area, whole lilies were found only in a small "lens" about 7 * 7 meters in size. Finds from this lens are in the second part of the publication.
  17. Caroline Clausen

    Donated Fossils - Need Help IDing

    I work at a college in Southern California. We've had a lot of donations recently to our science department and some of those donations include fossils. I was able to identify some of them, but there are a few that I am having some trouble with. Some of the other fossils that we received are: Sand dollars, clams, oysters, worm hole casts, a sea cow tooth, a shark tooth, crinoids, brachiopods, scallops, gastropods, and bryozoans. Very few of these fossils included where they were found. The two labels we received said that the sea cow/shark tooth were found in California, as well as some of the sand dollars. Aside from that, I do not know where the fossils were found or what rock layers they were found in. Below are pictures and descriptions of the seven fossils. The above pictures I believe are teeth. In the research that I have done, I think they might be crocodile or alligator teeth. The one on the left is slightly curved, but the one on the right is more straight. Both have four "layers"; a thin outer layer, a second (also thin) layer, a thicker third layer, and then a fourth layer that fills the middle. The surface is bumpy rather than smooth, which is unexpected in regards to teeth. The base (~1cm) is wider than the top (L: ~.5cm, R: ~1cm). Both are about ~2.5cm from base to top. The fossil on the left has a broken tip so it might be longer and more curved than it appears and the base is also broken on a diagonal. I have no real idea what to make of this fossil, but I am thinking that it might be a plant fossil. The top is ~1.5cm in width and the bottom is ~2mm in width. From top to bottom, the fossil is ~3cm. There is a ridge on both of the horizontal "limbs" as well as a half cm ridge starting at the slight dip at the top. What is visible of this fossil appears to be circular and ringed with smaller, inner rings and outer, larger rings. The diameter is ~1.5cm. A few of the other fossils that were donated were crinoids, so I was thinking this might be in the same realm as that, but it is so much larger than all of the crinoids that we were given. I am thinking that these might be clams because we were given an abundance of clams, but I am not certain. The one on the right has small, white crystals (possibly quartz) on the bottom of it. I tried to get a picture of the crystals, but they were far too small. I understand that this is super vague and might not be a lot to go on, but any help would be appreciated!
  18. Hello, I've been wanting to showcase my ongoing collection publicly in some way, and with what I've amassed so far I've decided now would be a good time to finally start. As the title suggests, this collection is dominated by echinoderms and primarily crinoids. These are without doubt my favorite group of fossils, as in my opinion not only are they aesthetically beautiful due to their elegant composition of regularly interlocking calcareous plates, but the highly modular nature of their body plans seems to have permitted an extraordinary variety in form, which is a marvel to behold. With each entry I'll try to add an interesting description or at least factoid about the specimen, species or locality; hopefully this will be a great opportunity for me to do more in-depth research on my fossils well enough that I can explain coherently. That being said, I'm absolutely an amateur and have been collecting for just around 2 years at this point, so I would love any input and corrections from those more experienced. I love any opportunity to talk fossils, and even better if I learn something I didn't know previously. My goal is to make entries semi-regularly. The inspiration for this thread is definitely @rew 's incredible "My trilobite of the week" thread; I recommend you check that out too!
  19. Jeffrey P

    Crinoid Stem Pieces

    From the album: Lower Devonian

    Cinoid stem pieces Lower Devonian Kalkberg Formation Helderberg Group Leesville, NY
  20. ydnar

    Stromatolite?

    Please help me identify this find. All by itself in farmers field. Had xrd analysis (X-ray diffraction analysis ) done. Results were text book mudstone composition. Cut off piece with diamond saw. Water was black and it smelled swampy. Trace fossils can be seen.
  21. Hello! Here’s an interesting rock I found in Connecticut. It was part of an area of landscape stones that had been brought in from elsewhere (I think it’s probably from somewhere in the state, though, given all the geological variety there). I see the impressions of shells and what I think are crinoid fragments. I’m wondering if anyone can provide a more specific ID on any of those or a guess as to the age of the rock? It’s about 5 and 1/2 inches or 14 and 1/2 centimeters long, to give a sense of scale. Thanks! Side 1 Side 2 Side 1 details Side 2 details
  22. ydnar

    Stromatolite?

    Please help me identify this find. All by itself in farmers field. Had xrd analysis done. Results were text book mudstone composition. Cut off piece with diamond saw. Water was black and it smelled swampy. Trace fossils can be seen.
  23. A whirlwind week... I was visiting my daughter for father's day weekend. On Thursday, the Museum of Natural History, Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam black wall. Lots of excitement and I was truly wasted by the time we got back to Union Station. There is so much to see... hours does not make a dent.... Everyone would take different photos... I took these in the initial Galleries... Lamarck's Carinaria... New fauna... This is a model, many exhibits are the real thing.... Looking to the ceilings...A Right Whale and a Basilosaurus Lots of Crinoids.... I had thought that @minnbuckeye had captured a few of these, but maybe not.... On _ward and up ward , more galleries to visit Although really small in size, I was impressed by an impression on the rock.. This Smilodon fatalis also got my attention, How about the "sheath" over each claw.... Does any TFF member have one of those ? Between Galleries, you see some transitional modern items.. There are complete floors dedicated to modern mammals... Never got there... but what do we have here? And once again, on to other floors , other galleries.... x A Stingray from Lebanon, capturing an image from the Cretaceous. A Flightless Bird.. I guess related to Titanis walleri, another revelation for me Marine Mammal Definitely large tusks and then Unitatherium.... look at those sabers.... Fantastic time.. learned lots of new things just walking around, taking photos.. If you love fossils, definitely a bucket list item.. I figure I saw about 4% of the exhibits available... and in the last transition space.....60 foot model I'll share one other experience.. I visited the Baltimore Aquarium and stopped by Faidley's seafood market and purchased Chesapeake Bay Oysters for $2 each.. I love seafood, and my daughter , Crystal, has excellent culinary skills... Mackerel, Cod, Salmon, Shrimp, Crawfish, Abalone, but the absolute best were the Oysters Rockerfeller... Raw, Drago, Rockereller Bon appetit....Crystal saved the shells of both oyster and abalone
  24. Thomas1982

    Crinoid Colony

    From the album: Mahantango Formation

    Crinoid Colony Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
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