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[cousin it]

Neat karst collapse structure.



On my way to the second outcrop of the day I passed by the Wild Turkey distillery.

[Macker]

Also a hammer

[cousin it]

The dog chillin in the creek this Summer.

[Mr. Roboto]

Cool dog, Lab?

[cousin it]

Probably mixed. Rob brought him home when he was a puppy. He is small for a Lab, but as a pup, he developed parvo. Maybe, it stunted his growth.

[cousin it]

One of the better trilobites I pulled today. It should prep out nice.
Isotelus gigas
Late Ordovician
Claysferry Fm

[Macker]

That is a nice one there.

[Timothy]

looks like an alien.

[LISA]

time to put in the big blinking eyes smiley...

[cousin it]

Spent about an hour working on it today.

[LISA]

you must have the patience of Job Sman

[Timothy]

[cousin it]

I started work on the double crinoid that I found a few weeks ago.



This one shows the anal tube nicely...


I should add:
Reteocrinus sp.
Ordovician
Lexington Lm
Millersburg mb
Franklin Co. Kentucky.

[cousin it]

I pulled a couple more crinoids this week. Same site as above. These things are rarely preserved whole like this; I happened upon a bed that had the right conditions.

They were living on a carbonate platform relatively close to shore(usually means the remains are broken up by current and wave action). An on-shore storm increased sediment inflow in the area. The critters that could move about freely(vagile) were able to escape the catastrophy, but these things were attached to the sea floor(sessile) and were stuck. Apparently, the influx of mud killed them, and then covered them up before they could dis-articulate.

[LISA]

very cool..the top one is so detailed!