Indy Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Fossils "with a story" is a fascinating subject Mississippian - Meramecian Series Warsaw Formation - St. Louis, MO bryozoan & crinoid "Memory fossil" because it was one of the first "decent" fossils that I found many years ago when I first discovered this very fascinating hobby. I remember plucking it out of the dirt under a ledge...Then sitting down and turning over and over again and wondered about the story this fossil had to tell me Would be interested in observations as well as a discussion. I'm sure we all would enjoy seeing and discussing fossils that others have found "with a story to tell" Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Awesome association. Thanks for posting another hidden treasure Barry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 That's a very good example. I think the bryozoan has to be the greatest hitch-hiker of all.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 Another fossil...in Roz's words with some "hitch-hikers" Theodossia hungerfordi Devonian brachiopod - Lime Creek Formation Cerro Gordo Member - Rockford, Iowa Colony of auloporid coral and small round Spirorbis sp. (worm tubes) Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Another fossil...in Roz's words with some "hitch-hikers" Theodossia hungerfordi Devonian brachiopod - Lime Creek Formation Cerro Gordo Member - Rockford, Iowa Colony of auloporid coral and small round Spirorbis sp. (worm tubes) That is cool looking.. Was that the fossil park? I loved that place!! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirlatx Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Another fossil...in Roz's words with some "hitch-hikers" Theodossia hungerfordi Devonian brachiopod - Lime Creek Formation Cerro Gordo Member - Rockford, Iowa Colony of auloporid coral and small round Spirorbis sp. (worm tubes) Love, love, love this piece! Beauty! Thank you for sharing! Kim "The road to success is always under construction." Author Unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirlatx Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Fossils "with a story" is a fascinating subject Mississippian - Meramecian Series Warsaw Formation - St. Louis, MO bryozoan & crinoid "Memory fossil" because it was one of the first "decent" fossils that I found many years ago when I first discovered this very fascinating hobby. I remember plucking it out of the dirt under a ledge...Then sitting down and turning over and over again and wondered about the story this fossil had to tell me Would be interested in observations as well as a discussion. I'm sure we all would enjoy seeing and discussing fossils that others have found "with a story to tell" very interesting indeed! I love when I find a piece that have such great details on both sides! Great pic! Kim "The road to success is always under construction." Author Unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 That is cool looking.. Was that the fossil park? I loved that place!! Hi Roz Several years ago I spent a few days visiting with a fossil hunting buddy who lives in Rockford, IA. We went to the quarry and found a lot of fossils. I enjoy exploring to find sites that have never or seldom been collected. After leaving the quarry...we hit the back roads looking for exposures. We spotted a huge barren patch of ground near a barn and asked the landowner permission to check it out... BINGO...Thousands of brachs and several corals all setting up on weathered pedestals...I sat down at one point and filled 2 flats and this fossil was collected at this locality and my friend witnessed my "Happy Dance" The only collecting tools needed here was our fingers and the only preparation needed on these fossils was toothbrush an water. PS: I'm not exaggerating when I said "Thousand" of fossils on pedestals Long story just to answer your question as if this fossil was found at the quarry :laughing on the floor 24: Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Hi Roz Several years ago I spent a few days visiting with a fossil hunting buddy who lives in Rockford, IA. We went to the quarry and found a lot of fossils. I enjoy exploring to find sites that have never or seldom been collected. After leaving the quarry...we hit the back roads looking for exposures. We spotted a huge barren patch of ground near a barn and asked the landowner permission to check it out... BINGO...Thousands of brachs and several corals all setting up on weathered pedestals...I sat down at one point and filled 2 flats and this fossil was collected at this locality and my friend witnessed my "Happy Dance" The only collecting tools needed here was our fingers and the only preparation needed on these fossils was toothbrush an water. PS: I'm not exaggerating when I said "Thousand" of fossils on pedestals Long story just to answer your question as if this fossil was found at the quarry :laughing on the floor 24: Hi Barry Yes some of that scouting is sure rewarding. It makes up for all the scouting that was fossil-less.. I think one site in Arkansas has some fossils on pedestals but very few... I love when that happens.. I have never hit a site that has lots of fossils on those.. Someone did very, very well.. I can imagine the fossil happy dance too.. :Bananasaur: You were probably juggling the fossils... The long stories are the best anyway... Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 (edited) Hi Indy, Just getting back to your original post... I'm trying to imagine the colonizing process of the bryozoan. It's embrace of the crinoid says to me that it began after the crinoid lay down on the sea floor. Or did it settle on the more promising side while the lily was still swaying in the current? What were you thinking way back then? Roger Edited September 24, 2011 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 Hi Indy, Just getting back to your original post... I'm trying to imagine the colonizing process of the bryozoan. It's embrace of the crinoid says to me that it began after the crinoid lay down on the sea floor. Or did it settle on the more promising side while the lily was still swaying in the current? What were you thinking way back then? Roger Excellent observation and question They way I read this prehistoric story... The crinoid died of old age (prefer to think of it that way) Then the bryozoan colony built their home on the stem that was lying on the ocean floor Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Nice calm water; low turbidity, low sedimentation. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Nice calm water; low turbidity, low sedimentation. ...in a lagoon perhaps... Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 (edited) bryozoan crinoid association ... Nice calm water; low turbidity, low sedimentation. ...in a lagoon perhaps... Excellent observation and suggestion . Edited September 25, 2011 by Indy Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 ...in a lagoon perhaps... A nice place to be a filter-feeder... "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 A nice place to be a filter-feeder... Does filter coffee count here? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 (edited) I also noticed the stem is cracked and maybe crushed which begs the question; did this happen before the bryozoan hitched a ride or as a result of it's growth? Edited September 25, 2011 by BobWill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Another possibility is that it happened later due to tectonics, but you'd need to have a closer look to be more certain. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 I also noticed the stem is cracked and maybe crushed which begs the question; did this happen before the bryozoan hitched a ride or as a result of it's growth? Good question...It appears (to me) the flattened end of the stem and the fracture area on the stem occurred at the same time. Possibly the stem was stepped on... Seriously, I don't know, but it is a point of wonderment. Fun to speculate that maybe a crusher shark was dining on crinoid and this injured fragment fell, un-noticed, to the sea floor Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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