nocerisdave Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I have found these before. For some reason they didnt interest me because of the volume of the specimans. The specimen on the left is an odd, to me anyway, find that I havent seen before in my favorite fossil hunting area. Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcraft Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 The four on the right appear to be brachiopods, the one on the left I am unsure of. Brent Ashcraft ashcraft, brent allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Could you post a closeup of the four round objects with the round side up? They look like Crinoid cups but I'd like to see if there is any segmentation on the underside. If not maybe there is ornamentation or ribs that would indicate Brachiopod. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 The first on looks to be a piece of a cephalopod shell psuedoorthocerus The others are the fused infrabasal discs of Agassizocrinus Where were these found and what formation, that helps a lot in identifying fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocerisdave Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 I am out of town I will post closer pics on Friday. Oops on location. Morgan county AL, (north AL). Found in limestone shale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 They look like some fused IBB Cones of Agassizocrinus i found in the Monteagle Limestone in NE Morgan Co., but some of the dark grey shales in the area are the Pride Mountain Formation. In Morgan Co. in the lower Chester you find the Monteagle limestone and the Pride Mountain Formation fingering in from the west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinoid1 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 They look like some fused IBB Cones of Agassizocrinus i found in the Monteagle Limestone in NE Morgan Co., but some of the dark grey shales in the area are the Pride Mountain Formation. In Morgan Co. in the lower Chester you find the Monteagle limestone and the Pride Mountain Formation fingering in from the west. Im just curious, what are the differences between the Staphylocrinus and Agassiozocrinus discs? I like crinoids...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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