connorp Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 A couple weeks ago I took a road trip along the entire border of the lower peninsula of Michigan. One of the days was spent collecting Devonian fossils around Alpena. I visited four sites and had a lot of luck, finding dozens of crinoid calyxes, a couple trilobites, and many other interesting things. It will take me a while to sort through everything, but I did finish cleaning up finds from one of the sites and wanted to share. Nothing groundbreaking, but all good finds for me as I rarely get to collect in the Devonian. The coral Trachypora sp. A partial Dolatocrinus calyx encrusted by a bryozoan A partial crinoid holdfast A partial Dolatocrinus calyx (top left) and some plates from a Megistocrinus calyx (center) 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Love that anastomising Trachypora. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Nice finds Connor! I agree with Adam. That Trachypora is a real gem. Those crinoid parts ain’t bad either! Congrats on getting to dig around in the Devonian. Like you, it’s a period of time that I rarely get to hunt. 2 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tales From the Shale Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 The Dolatocrinus calyx is top tier. I have a couple of Megistocrinus from the NE of Michigan, also Devonian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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