minnbuckeye Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I picked up this crinoid filled matrix to put in the children's fossil pit. But as I examined it, I am "imagining" a crinoid crown, albeit, disarticulated. Any thoughts? Am I seeing things? Wishful thinking? Thanks Mike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I do believe you are correct! Nice! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas.Dodson Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Looks like one to me. Nice specimen. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Pretty dang scrappy, but yes, I would say it looks rather crownish... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Definitely a calyx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetradium Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 5 hours ago, erose said: Pretty dang scrappy, but yes, I would say it looks rather crownish... Yes. Never had seen a calyx to those abundant big stem sections. I don't expect it to be this small of a calyx. 14 hours ago, minnbuckeye said: I picked up this crinoid filled matrix to put in the children's fossil pit. But as I examined it, I am "imagining" a crinoid crown, albeit, disarticulated. Any thoughts? Am I seeing things? Wishful thinking? Thanks Mike You would had given some of us an heart attack if you had let kids beat it up - Ordovician to Devonian USA crinoid calyx is as rare as finding a big cephalopod. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) Sure it is. Small compared to to the stem. Maybe the latter is from another crinoid Edited June 24, 2021 by RuMert My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetradium Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 14 hours ago, minnbuckeye said: I picked up this crinoid filled matrix to put in the children's fossil pit. But as I examined it, I am "imagining" a crinoid crown, albeit, disarticulated. Any thoughts? Am I seeing things? Wishful thinking? Thanks Mike Why dont you ask Tidgy for id? I'm 100% noob as to crinoid calyx being so rare. Someday in the future I will try to search for a documentary on how to identify crinoid families by their stem portions if that's even possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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