Just so you know, I'll probably be getting another domain set up soon for my fossils. I'll try to keep this one concentrated on the geeky, computer-wise (and the occasional gripe). I've been having a BLAST getting back into a pastime that I enjoyed a lot as a kid. I've met some great folks on the web who have been helping me identify unusual finds.
This post will be very graphics-intensive, my apologies to those of you still dialing up.
Let's start with an absolutely amazing massive crinoid stalk:
Here's the monster still in its matrix.
For lots more fossil pics, check out What Is This Fossil?
Here's a view of the stalk from straight above. It was sticking out of a limestone slab like the proverbial diamond in a goat's wazoo. It took sledgehammer blows to free it.
Closeup view of the stalk end
Extreme closeup view
External detail of big crinoid stalk
Big stalk partially extracted from matrix
That's all for this post. Don't want to overload the pipes! ;-)
