crinoid1 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 just some little crinoids. not very nice, but they both go down to the holdfast I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinoid1 Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) just some little crinoids. not very nice, but they both go down to the holdfast first crinoid is Platycrinites huntsvillae (Troost, 1850) Edited September 15, 2009 by crinoid1 I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Very nice, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinoid1 Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 here is the other one I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Those are really sweet; I'd be proud to display them! I have never seen complete "baby" crinoids before...I guess that's where big ones come from; wonder why I've never seen them? "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...
crinoid1 Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Those are really sweet; I'd be proud to display them! I have never seen complete "baby" crinoids before...I guess that's where big ones come from; wonder why I've never seen them? I would think that they would be more fragile than the larger ones, but around that area, I have only found complete "baby" ones. In the same formation, I have found blastoids with brachioles and stems before, but they were extremely small. I even have one all the way down to the holdfast. Mine is the only one i have ever seen. strange. I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) crinoid1... Very nice..... Its good to get variations and that is quite significant based on its size.... Ive never seen one either that small...well done... Edited September 15, 2009 by Terry Dactyll Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinoid1 Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 crinoid1... Very nice..... Its good to get variations and that is quite significant based on its size.... Ive never seen one either that small...well done... Thanks I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoPutz Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Kudos to you for finding them. I might have overlooked critters that small. They are very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinoid1 Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Kudos to you for finding them. I might have overlooked critters that small. They are very nice. Thanks. I do like them. they might be small, but when you are lookin for them, you will find them I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron E. Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Those are poor, pathetic girly-man crinoids. I suggest you send them to me so as to relieve yourself of the shame of owning them! Seriously, nice specimens. Gorgeous. And hey, fossil-friends! Found a nice echinoid chunk at Treasure Island beach this morning! Pics when I get home next week. Fossils on the beach! Does it get any better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinoid1 Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Those are poor, pathetic girly-man crinoids. I suggest you send them to me so as to relieve yourself of the shame of owning them! Seriously, nice specimens. Gorgeous. And hey, fossil-friends! Found a nice echinoid chunk at Treasure Island beach this morning! Pics when I get home next week. Fossils on the beach! Does it get any better? hahaha thanks. and, it doesnt get any better than nice fossils on beach I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Very sweet indeed, Crinoid1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinoid1 Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Very sweet indeed, Crinoid1. Thanks I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcraft Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Don't confuse size in crinoids with maturity. Somewhere on the forum I have posted a pic of some adult crinoids, where the whole thing is smaller then a dime. I see that yours came out of the Ste. Genevieve, I am about 15 miles south of its type unit. The small crinoids that I have come out of the Girardeau Limestone, which is late Ordovician. ashcraft, brent allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crinoid Queen Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Those are great! Again i wish i could find the stuff you do you are one lucky ducky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinoid1 Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Don't confuse size in crinoids with maturity. Somewhere on the forum I have posted a pic of some adult crinoids, where the whole thing is smaller then a dime. I see that yours came out of the Ste. Genevieve, I am about 15 miles south of its type unit. The small crinoids that I have come out of the Girardeau Limestone, which is late Ordovician. That is true, but the Platycrinites calyxes are normally about 1-2 inches in length. The first one is most likely a juvinile calyx. As for the other one, I am still not sure what it is, so I cant know for sure. There are crinoids that reach about the size of a dime in the St. Gen. I really liked your crinoids. Where are they from? I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinoid1 Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Those are great! Again i wish i could find the stuff you do you are one lucky ducky! thanks CQ, but you are finding very incredible things as well; stuff I wouldnt dare dream about finding. I would love to find some of the stuff you do I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcraft Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 That is true, but the Platycrinites calyxes are normally about 1-2 inches in length. The first one is most likely a juvinile calyx. As for the other one, I am still not sure what it is, so I cant know for sure. There are crinoids that reach about the size of a dime in the St. Gen. I really liked your crinoids. Where are they from? The pics that I posted are from northern Cape Girardeau county, not at the type locality, but close. The type locality has also produced small, mature crinoids. There is an entire publication on them, very technical on identifying species. The Girardeau limestone was originally classified as Devonian (I think), but was changed to Ordovician, largely through that study. I'd move the pic over here for those who didn't see them, but can't figure out how to do it. Brent Ashcraft ashcraft, brent allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinoid1 Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Got it! I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinoid1 Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Got it! I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcraft Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Thanks! Both photos are from a slab that was 2' x 3'. The one with the dime was used to practice for prep, only one partial was visible when I started. The picture w/o the dime is about 2/3 complete. They are: Camarate crinoids Late Ordovician Girardeau Limestone Cape Girardeau County Brent Ashcraft ashcraft, brent allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinoid1 Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Thanks! Both photos are from a slab that was 2' x 3'. The one with the dime was used to practice for prep, only one partial was visible when I started. The picture w/o the dime is about 2/3 complete. They are: Camarate crinoids Late Ordovician Girardeau Limestone Cape Girardeau County Brent Ashcraft Very nice crinoids. Do you know what species? I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcraft Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I've been told genus Glyptocrinus, actual species I don't know. Brent ashcraft, brent allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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