Archimedes Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Blastoids from a wash, lower Chester, U. Mississippian Pentremites godoni and P. pyriformis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Wow! Nice haul. Is that a cystoid in the middle pic by the fenestrellid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted May 2, 2008 Author Share Posted May 2, 2008 Wow! Nice haul. Is that a cystoid in the middle pic by the fenestrellid? No, cystoids are extinct by the Mississippian, it a crinoid cup of Zeacrinites magnoliformis The run off from a new subdivision is now been directed to this wash, washing the blastoids out and since we have had some good rain of late a lot of fossils have wash out, sooner than later houses will probably be build on this fossil site too, progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 I thought they died off by the Devonian, but I found something that stated they made it to the Permian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Very cool, didn't realize they were that abundant in spots. I would imagine they would clean up nicely with KOH. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 What a haul! I hunted them once near St. Louis on the Illinois side, and found maybe 6. Also found a few near a place I used to live. Can't even imagine finding all those. I have always liked them. They are one cool fossil. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 "Hey, bring the wheelbarrow!" "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...
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