precam Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I am new to fossils and have inherited some interesting items. Can anyone identify these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Looks like crinoid bits. 3 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precam Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 Is this considered a well defined or large fossil or a common one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 common 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Crinoids are echinoids (members of the group that includes sea stars and urchins). Crinoid stems and arms are made up of a bunch of little discs (like lots of little discs). As a result they are common finds in rock layers from the time when they were a very common life form. As a result such a fossil does not have much of a monetary value but assuming this was inherited from a favorite relative it should be invaluable to you. For reference: https://www.google.com/search?q=crinoid+fossil&tbm=isch Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precam Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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