Brewcuse Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 At the Borodino (NY Route 41, east above Skaneateles Lake) outcropping, we picked through the tailings and found these interesting guys. Any ideas on what they are? My research says "crinoids and corals" but anyone have more specific experience? Thanks.
Shamalama Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Crinoid bits. First pic could be part of an arm and the second is a stem section. 1 -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/
kwilson Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Definitely crinoids, but no specific ID. There are are a couple of "encrinite" beeds made up primarily of crinoid ossicles at the Borodino mounds complex. I have a summary at: http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~kwilson/Devonian/DevSites/Borodino/Borodino.htm 1 Karl A. Wilson (NY Paleontology): http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~kwilson/home.htm
Roadrunner Posted June 1, 2014 Posted June 1, 2014 (edited) My first guess are columnal crinoids. If you scroll down the below link images a bit, there are some very similar looking fossils. https://www.google.com/search?q=columnal+crinoids&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&imgil=8B14m2ikeBOZMM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcQle7hp5rWIBqP7hiYGp5M1eKF5WKFjsr_-cQkDPMefdmkSm75A%253B155%253B200%253BbDrM-Xy4H6DC2M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fjpaleontol.geoscienceworld.org%25252Fcgi%25252Ffigsearch%25253Ffigtext%2525253Dcolumnals%25252526resourcetype%2525253DHWFIG&source=iu&usg=__ao5zSLz6qJULmQrTfD0qQzib47A%3D&sa=X&ei=jYeLU4PuIsewyATWj4CICw&ved=0CD8Q9QEwBQ#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=8B14m2ikeBOZMM%253A%3BbDrM-Xy4H6DC2M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fjpaleontol.geoscienceworld.org%252Fcontent%252Fvol76%252Fissue4%252Fimages%252Fsmall%252Fi0022-3360-076-04-0725-f02.gif%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fjpaleontol.geoscienceworld.org%252Fcgi%252Ffigsearch%253Ffigtext%253Dcolumnals%2526resourcetype%253DHWFIG%3B155%3B200 Specifically these; https://www.google.com/search?q=columnal+crinoids&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&imgil=8B14m2ikeBOZMM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcQle7hp5rWIBqP7hiYGp5M1eKF5WKFjsr_-cQkDPMefdmkSm75A%253B155%253B200%253BbDrM-Xy4H6DC2M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fjpaleontol.geoscienceworld.org%25252Fcgi%25252Ffigsearch%25253Ffigtext%2525253Dcolumnals%25252526resourcetype%2525253DHWFIG&source=iu&usg=__ao5zSLz6qJULmQrTfD0qQzib47A%3D&sa=X&ei=jYeLU4PuIsewyATWj4CICw&ved=0CD8Q9QEwBQ#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=Gpshi-QlKrT0gM%253A%3BxNKcrcYPFhKJYM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.texasrockshop.com%252Fta%252Fta_pix%252Fta_0700_up%252Fta0714_.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.texasrockshop.com%252Fta%252Fta_pages%252Fta_thumb01.html%3B600%3B411 If you scroll down even further, you can see that columnal crinoids come in many different shapes and sizes. The "columns" mostly come from stalk and the arms. The crinoid is an animal, similar to a coral and is shaped like a very chunky lily. The waving arms gathered plankton from the sea. Edited June 10, 2014 by Roadrunner 1
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