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Tagged With: crinoids

2024 Fossil Hunts!

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Beverly

FUN, fast paced, outdoor learning adventure! Guaranteed to find fossils older than the dinosaurs! Amateur paleontologist and expert fossil hunter, Beverly Sandlin, will lead you on a 3 hour, 7 site hunt starting with the Fossil Gardens at Whispering Winds, Spring Valley, MN. The “caveman cave” that you can enter and explore is seen by … Continue reading »

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Incredible Ordovician Sea Bottom Sculptures!

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Beverly

Current Header: Just click (2x) to make larger and admire! What an incredible series of Ordovician sea bottom sculptures! All fossils were collected in the city limits of Rochester, Minnesota in 2014. Closeups of the groups: What a wonderful way to display your fossil finds! And how did he do it??? Expanding foam (Great Stuff) … Continue reading »

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AWESOME CRINOID PLATE!!!

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Beverly

I just purchased this Moroccan crinoid plate from Niagara Cave. Check out the detail! Yes, I sacrificed a hefty price to the Fossil Gods – $170 – but it is truly incredible! Moroccan fossils are tricky because a lot are fake – just reality. However, I put a picture of one that I was looking … Continue reading »

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BluffCountryFossils Ordovician ID Sheet

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Beverly

This is a jpeg image, so you should be able to right click, save as, and print it at will. I have found that the Fossil ID sheets I have come across do not reflect what I am commonly finding here in southeast Minnesota. So, I have attempted to create one that you can take in the field … Continue reading »

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2013 Personal Favorites

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Beverly

My absolute favorite find of this year, I even named him “Waldo”. Collected on July 4th…   On June 3rd, at the same place, I collect these:       I found this new to me creature:       And a new to me gastropod:   AND the largest Maclurites I have collected so … Continue reading »

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What’s This?! Crinoids

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Beverly

Did you know that the  fossilized crinoids we collect DIDN’T go extinct? They are with us today as “Feather Stars” and “Sea Lilies”, virtually unchanged for over 500 million years! Wiki entry, “Sea lilies refer to the crinoids which, in their adult form, are attached to the sea bottom by a stalk.[4] Feather stars[5] or … Continue reading »

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4th of July Fossil Hunt: WHAHOO! Check Out This Roller!

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Beverly

  The haul from the first site. Do you see him? Do you see him?   Yup, here’s Waldo! Unbelievable! He was just laying there as is! And Caleb from Midwestpaleo.com (sidebar link) identified him as a Anataphrus borreaus trilobite. Last night as I dreamed, I was surrounded by trilobites, laughing cynically at me! Enrolled … Continue reading »

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The Crinoid Gods Are Still A Smilin’

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Beverly

I was on my way back from Fountain where I picked up some horse and chicken feed and just couldn’t resist a little scoutin’ out new places and a stop at “the beach”. The sun was shining, temps in the low 80s, bird song and the sweet scent of wild flowers filled the air and … Continue reading »

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The Crinoid Gods Have Smiled Upon Me!

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Beverly

Identified as: Cupulocrinus crossmani – Gabe, thefossilforum.com (sidebar link) I have been dreaming of finding one good crinoid with calyx and arms since Caleb Scheer of Midwestpaleo.com (sidebar link) posted shots of his find in southwestern Wisconsin last year. I have dreamed about them! And yes, lusted after them… Several weeks ago Caleb and I hunted … Continue reading »

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Fossil Hunting Evening, Morning, and Just Plain WOW!

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Beverly

  Wow! An hour and a quarter evening hunt with the girls, Andreya and Julia, and Kristina. And what a haul! Julia and I both found our own Ordovician Halysites (chain coral)–rare here! We were all jealous when the five year old, Andreya, found a rare fossil on her first hunt! A bucket full of maclurites found! … Continue reading »

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