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I found this fossil on lunch break at work. The gravel I found it in is river gravel, possibly Ohio River gravel. I find some of the same things I find at home(Brassfield formation) just in a different matrix.

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Considering that the Brassfield Formation of Kentucky is Early Silurian (Aeronian, Llandoverian) in age, I think that the specimen in question could reveal an echinoderm imprint, possibly of a crinoid stem.

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That was my first thought as well. Crinoid stem imprint.

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I was thinking it looked like the side imprint of a rugose coral.

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I'd say crinoid stem at first sight, but the pictures are a little blurry. Maybe take a few more less blurry pictures to get all of the detail. :)

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