As we normally do, Sher and I were outside on the stone pad sitting and enjoying the end of the day in an RV park in central Ohio. My undergraduate major was in geology, and I always look at rocks, be it outcrops along side a highway, distant mountain ranges, or in this case, the rocks on which our RV was parked.
I love finding fossils, and low and behold there on the ground at my feet I spotted some nice fossil crinoid stems in the 2 to 4 inch sized rocks. OK, you say, what in the heck are crinoids? Reader’s digest version: Crinoids first showed up about 500 million years ago and some 600 species are still around today. The drawing show how one looked living in shallow seas. The fossils in the rock are pieces of the stalk.
Roadtirement 
Really great find. One of the reasons I love the desert so much is the exposed geology. My undergraduate degree is in geography.
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So true about the outcroppings everywhere out West. Field work was so much more enjoyable when you can see what you’re mapping!
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Amazing find, you’ve got a good eye!
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Thanks, John. I never stop observing the land.
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We used to have a patio constructed from old sandstone paving stones that were full of fossils. I find it fascinating to think that something can survive that long.
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That patio really sounds neat. I’ve always enjoyed seeing fossil laden architectural use stone.
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It was. I didn’t realise that the fossils were there until the first time I power-washed it!
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Must have been a fun discovery!
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It was!
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It is cool to have a profession that you enjoy and remember fondly, after retirement. That is pretty cool finding fossils under your feet. Happy Valentine’s day. Stay safe.
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Thanks! Once a rock hound, always a rock hound!
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So pretty! 🙂
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Thank you! 🙂
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I would have said the thred from a bolt made that mark and never picked it up lol well done you , brilliant find.
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Good observation though! Thanks for the visit and the nice comment. 👍🪨
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Very nice! I loved collecting fossils.
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A fun hobby for sure.
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yes it is!
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I’ve seen similar fossils, and always assumed they were some kind of worm, or sea creature. This is really interesting. Was the rock native, or had it been brought in from somewhere?
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The crinoids are shallow sea dwellers, and have been since they first showed up in the fossil record in the late Cambrian. If you find sections of the stems, you’ll usually find individual pieces that look like a Lifesaver candy, round with a hole in the middle. A quick google search for ‘Crinoids” will probably give you more than you ever wanted to know. 😉 (I assume that the source of the ones found at the RV park was a local quarry somewhere close by.)
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Nice find!
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Thank you!
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