small star fossil

[bruce]

Any comments ,

I'D LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT THIS ONE.

THANKS,
Bruce

 

[ohio]

Bruce, it is a crinoid columnal................from the stem of a crinoid. Picture it being a single coin in a stack. A "stack" of columnals would make up a stem. I circled the stem on this example which is actually from Indiana.
Chuck

 

[bruce]

Chuck, That is very knowledgable on this one. But I have others to throw at
you sometime. Was it like somekind water plant?

Thanks,
Bruce

 

[ohio]

Crinoids are echinoderms. A group (phylum actually) of marine organisms that include starfish, sand dollars, brittle stars, and sea cucumbers to name a few.

Chuck