Rockaholic Posted June 23, 2014 Posted June 23, 2014 I’m down to the most stubborn nodules from the material that was collected in the summer of 2013 from the Pennsylvanian age strip mine spoil piles in Vigo County Indiana. This weekend I decided to get a little more aggressive with a hammer after the last freeze thaw cycle and managed to get this nodule to pop.I was surprised to find another Acanthotelson stimpsoni at this stage of working through the material that was collected. Just thought I’d share these photos.
Rockaholic Posted June 23, 2014 Author Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) Took this photo today also.This year I plan on doing more hiking and less fossil hunting but even while hiking I can't help myself and stopped in a stream bed to do a little fossil hunting on a recent hike. I found this piece down stream from Crawfordsville Indiana in Indian Creek.I believe it's the arms of a Mississippian age crinoid crown.If anyone can give a more specific ID to this piece it would be appreciated. I also considered it being a holdfast. Edited June 23, 2014 by Rockaholic
Missourian Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 Excellent shrimp! I can't believe nobody has commented yet. Context is critical.
squalicorax Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 That is an excellent shrimp. The crinoid is Agariocrinus americanus My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets
fossilized6s Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 Very nice shrimp! Congrats on the find. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG
AndreaN Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 Awesome shrimp! 6 Perfect Cats - ☆ Rhett Butler & Duramax Diesel, twin long-haired Siamese ☆ ♡ Scarlett O'Hara and Gemma Teller-Morrow, twin girls ♡ ♥ Tinkerbell Marie, crabby old girl ♥ ★ Oliver Harold, the court jester ★ the most amazing US Army Veteran Husband/Designated Rock Carrier - Sean ♥ (eloped on 04/07/2015) A rock collection comprising of about 6,500 rocks; a mineral collection of about 500, and roughly 300 fossils. The Best Is Yet To Come
Rockaholic Posted June 30, 2014 Author Posted June 30, 2014 Excellent shrimp! I can't believe nobody has commented yet. Thanks.I can be guilty of not commenting on posts that I find interesting on the Forum but it is nice to know that this photo was post worthy.
Rockaholic Posted June 30, 2014 Author Posted June 30, 2014 That is an excellent shrimp. The crinoid is Agariocrinus americanus Thanks for the ID.I wasn’t sure if enough of this crinoid had been preserved to make a positive ID.
squalicorax Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 You bet. You will be very impressed when you get it cleaned up. Should have the pinnules preserved. Soft matrix too. My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets
Fossildude19 Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 I missed this one, somehow! Awesome shrimp! Thanks for posting it! Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me
Rob Russell Posted July 19, 2014 Posted July 19, 2014 WOW! That's a killer shrimp! I can't believe I missed it! And the crinoid is sweet too! I'll be in Crawfordsville next weekend hunting those babies. I can't wait! It's been two years since i've been there. Thanks for sharing your awesome finds, rockaholic! Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time.
Rockaholic Posted July 21, 2014 Author Posted July 21, 2014 WOW! That's a killer shrimp! I can't believe I missed it! And the crinoid is sweet too! I'll be in Crawfordsville next weekend hunting those babies. I can't wait! It's been two years since i've been there. Thanks for sharing your awesome finds, rockaholic! Thanks.I'm probably late on wishing you the best of luck on your weekend hunt.
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