Crinoid Queen Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Hay all, Sorry I haven't been on for a while. This semester has been nutts. Over my spring break last week was a great break from the monotony. Matt Cable and I went hunting on thursday and we found some great stuff. It was so much fun even though it was 50 and raining. We got soaked to the bone but we found some great fossils. i will post pics of the stuff we found after I am done prepping it but it might be a while one piece is over 100lbs! Thanxs so much to Matt and Placoderms for coming down and for the nice fossils from SC and MI. After we hunted on thursday, we went over to the MAPS convention in Macomb, Il. I took this one crinoid that has not been identified in the two years that I have had it. The first person that I showed it to was stumped and he took me over to another gentlemen and he knew right away what it was.It really is an Actinocrinites gibsoni but it turnes out what I thought was part of the calix of this beauty is actually the arms of a starfish! I also took along another piece to ask a friend of Matts and see if he would clean it for me and it turned out it was another one of the same species also with a starfish! I am so happy that I finally got to go to the MAPS convention. I have been wanting to go for a few years. I found it funny that I have been serching and serching for a fossil starfish and I have had two for about over a year now. I am very flabergasted! Nice to be back -CQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 (edited) Beautiful find! Just goes to show, a second set of eyes and a second look can find treasures un-noticed or overlooked! Congratulations! Edited March 31, 2010 by Fossildude19 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...
matt cable Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 (edited) I had a blast hunting with you! I'm amazed neither of us caught pneumonia as wet and cold as we got. I have a ton of prep work to do now. I just need to stop travelling on business trips and stay home for a few days. MAPS was great also. My big purchase was a beautifully prepped crinoid from the Gilmore city Formation. This is a Cactocrinus imperator. I had the chance to hunt some Mazon creek spots on the drive home. Not sure if I found anything. The nodulues need to be frozen/thawed a few times before I'll know. Maybe a Jelly or two. It was an exhausting, but fun 4 days. Edited March 31, 2010 by matt cable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Hay all, Sorry I haven't been on for a while. This semester has been nutts. Over my spring break last week was a great break from the monotony. Matt Cable and I went hunting on thursday and we found some great stuff. It was so much fun even though it was 50 and raining. We got soaked to the bone but we found some great fossils. i will post pics of the stuff we found after I am done prepping it but it might be a while one piece is over 100lbs! Thanxs so much to Matt and Placoderms for coming down and for the nice fossils from SC and MI. After we hunted on thursday, we went over to the MAPS convention in Macomb, Il. I took this one crinoid that has not been identified in the two years that I have had it. The first person that I showed it to was stumped and he took me over to another gentalmen and he knew right away what it was.It really is an Actinocrinites gibsoni but it turnes out what I thought was part of the calix of this beauty is actually the arms of a starfish! I also took along another piece to ask a friend of Matts and see if he would clean it for me and it turned out it was another one of the same species also with a starfish! I am so happy that I finally got to go to the MAPS convention. I have been wanting to go for a few years. I found it funny that I have been serching and serching for a fossil starfish and I have had two for about over a year now. I am very flabergasted! Nice to be back -CQ Like.....cool in sterio! Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Those are just awesome! I always enjoy looking at your finds. In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Starfish, very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Great finds..... You should check the rest of your collection..... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Looks like Christmas came a bit early this year! Very nice finds! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crinoid Queen Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 Great finds..... You should check the rest of your collection..... Ya i have been lol. Now that I know what I'm looking for will be more obvious I need an air abrasive unit before I can really tell for most of the other ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Great Specimen, Queen!!!! Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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