Wrangellian Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Here's a piece I bought a while ago - Was told the horn-shaped thing is a carpoid and the red branching things were a type of sponge. Can anyone confirm or deny, or add info? thanks! (Pics took in a hurry, now it occurs to me I might need a magnified view... stay tuned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinus Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Here's a piece I bought a while ago - Was told the horn-shaped thing is a carpoid and the red branching things were a type of sponge. Can anyone confirm or deny, or add info? thanks! (Pics took in a hurry, now it occurs to me I might need a magnified view... stay tuned) The specimen on the left is a carpoid. http://www.crinus.info/echinoderm/data/cast.htm The red thing is possibly a sponge. I don't see much detail but have seen specimens that look similar. crinus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Have you tried to see any spicules under a loupe or microscope? Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Thanks both.. I can't see anything that might indicate spicules under the loup. Might they be small enough that I can't see them without a microscope, or does the grain size limit that sort of detail? It looks like hardly anything more than a stain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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