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From the album: Mississippian fossils
A good sized Pudoproetus fernglenensis cranidium.-
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Today I went through some piles of weathering Fern Glen limestone I have outside, and I found the cutest little calyx. First thought was it was a chunk of stem, but after chipping it out of the rock that was definitely not the case. I compared it to some literature I had on hand, and believe it is small Agaricocrinus pracursor crinoid calyx. I Would like some second opinions. Unfortunately I don't have an air abbraider to clean this calyx further and it being so small as well as ironstained makes it tough to photograph well with my old phone, so I will add a couple more photos than usual. Thanks as always. -Jay
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From the album: Mississippian fossils
A rare partial Mississippian trilobite. Unfortunately the specimen was found damaged and is missing most of it's cephalon.-
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From the album: Mississippian fossils
An odd bryozoan from the Fern Glen Formation of Missouri.-
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These were found in O’Fallon MO in a road cut. I think in the Fern Glen formation. Any help with ID would be much appreciated!
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I was out looking for trilobites, but found an interesting crinoid calyx exposed. I've done some research, and I believe this crinoid is from the Mississippian Fern Glen Formation. At first glance, it looked like it was an Agaricocrinus or Actinocrinus. After a little spit-shine, I then changed my mind to Steganocrinus. I've used my best reference on hand with illustrative plates; Kinderhook faunal studies—V, the fauna of the Fern Glen formation1, by Stuart Weller to compare with. I'm curious what others think. This calyx looks similar to Steganocrinus pentagonus I've collected from similar aged deposits. The bottom of this calyx is a bit compressed/ damaged.
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Having moved back to Missouri after many years in Texas, fossil hunting, and life in general, is an entirely new endeavor. It is good to have a friend and mentor to help me adjust to living in Missouri again. Our fellow TFF member Raistlin has taken me under his wing. Not only has he been helping me in the fossil hunting aspect, but he went as far as recommending me for a job at where he works. He even went so far as to make sure I was on the same team so we would be able to fossil hunt together. I couldn't ask for anything more. Raistlin and I were able to make our first trip together earlier this week. He took me to a Fern Glen outcrop that he had been to before. On our way back home, we made a few stops at some roadcuts to check them out. He was more than happy to point things out to me and help me identify some of my finds. Raistlin inspecting the formation. Don't you hate it when you feel like you've got something hanging over your head? Some of our finds from the Fern Glen formation: One of my finds from a roadcut on the way home:
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Hi all, I collected this lovely crinoid calyx stuck in a Favosites sp. from the Fern Glen Formation in Imperial, Missouri (Mississippian, Osagean Series). My guess is Platycrinus stellatus (based on Weller, Stuart, Kinderhook faunal studies; V, The fauna of the Fern Glen Formation. Geol. Soc. Am., Bull., vol. 20, 265-:332, (1909)) but I would prefer some more opinions since I'm new to paleozoic strata. On that note I would also welcome learning references on crinoids, especially regarding the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian. Thanks for any help or information. -Tom
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