mr.cheese Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Hi, I have just purchased this Crinoid fossil cluster and I can't make out what the card that came with it says. I was hoping someone could hopefully help? I have it down as saying, Zenacrinus bairdi, Liberty formation, Leaves creek, Ohio, Ordovian period. Thank you (hopefully!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) Xenocrinus baeri (Meek, 1872) The location might be Cleve Creek, but I'm not sure. Not terribly familiar with Ohio. Edited April 18, 2022 by Tidgy's Dad Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 I think it is Caesar Creek. LINK 2 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.cheese Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 Caesar Creek looks more like it, any idea if what the card says is correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 46 minutes ago, mr.cheese said: Caesar Creek looks more like it, any idea if what the card says is correct? If the pluricolumnal visible in the first picture (left) is quadrangular in transverse view, it belongs to Xenocrinus baeri, so the crinoid crowns could be of the same species. 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.cheese Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 22 hours ago, abyssunder said: If the pluricolumnal visible in the first picture (left) is quadrangular in transverse view, it belongs to Xenocrinus baeri, so the crinoid crowns could be of the same species. Well I have deconstructed your sentence, googled a word or two and had a strong cup of tea. After a ponder all I can really say is......... thank you???! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, mr.cheese said: Well I have deconstructed your sentence, googled a word or two and had a strong cup of tea. After a ponder all I can really say is......... thank you???! You can give me a cup of tea. According to grydredgers.org/Jack Kallmeyer, X. baeri was found in the Liberty Fm. " Xenocrinus is found in the Liberty and Whitewater Formations. The genus is also found in the U.K. By far, the most distinguishing feature of Xenocrinus is its quadrangular stem. No other crinoid in the Cincinnatian has a square stem." Edited April 19, 2022 by abyssunder 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.cheese Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 On 4/18/2022 at 6:04 PM, abyssunder said: Thank you for the time again abyssunder, it is hard to tell the shape of them really. But it looks more square than not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 1 hour ago, mr.cheese said: Thank you for the time again abyssunder, it is hard to tell the shape of them really. But it looks more square than not? Definitely the stem in cross section is not round, oval, pentagonal or star-shaped. 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.cheese Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 Thank you again, I have learned something from you, you have earned a brew definitely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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