Tag: crinoids
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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #31: Crinoid Plate from the Bangor Formation in Northern Alabama
Another crinoid plate from the Bangor Formation in Northern Alabama. This plate has multiple crinoids and other fossils like Archimedes bryozoans. Tomorrow is the day!
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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #12: Crinoids from the Bangor Formation in Alabama
Here’s a gorgeous plate of crinoids from the Bangor Formation of Western Alabama. These fossils date to the Upper Mississippian Chestertian Series. There are a couple other fossils on the piece, including Archimedes bryozoans and other crinoid calyxes. Come on out and check it out in less than two weeks!
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ESCONI September 2025 Paleontology Meeting – “Show and Tell”
There were some very interesting things on display at the September 2025 Paleontology Meeting. The theme of the night was “Show and Tell”. We had over 20 attendees with everything from Mazon Creek to crinoids to nautiloids to a large model of a Velociraptor. John Catalani, Paleontology Study Group chairman, gave us a preview of…
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480-million-year-old fossils reveal sea lilies’ ancient roots
Phys.org has a story about the origin of crinoids. Tom Guensburg, research associate at the Field Museum in Chicago, is the lead author of a paper in the Journal of Paleontology, that describes Athenacrinus browneri. This new fossil shows evidence that is key to how sea lilies evolved from the earliest known echinoderms, which lived…
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ESCONI November Paleontology Study Group Meeting – Saturday, November, 16th, 2019 at 7:30 PM.
The November Paleontology Study Group Meeting will be Saturday, November, 16th, 2019 at 7:30 PM. The topic is "Pontiac Crinoids". The presentation is by ESCONI Member Tom Williams. Come on out!
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ESCONI Field Trip To St. Paul Quarry, in St. Paul, IN – October 25th, 2019
There will be a field trip to St. Paul Quarry (Silurian; Waldron Shale) on Friday, October 25th, 2019. Please note: the date is subject to the Quarry’s work schedule and may be moved or canceled. You must be a member of ESCONI on or before Friday, October 11th, 2019 to attend. The quarry address is:…
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Reminder: September 2018 General Meeting is “The Origin of Crinoids” by Dr. Tom Guensburg of the Field Museum
The speaker at our September meeting will be Dr. Tom Guensburg, Research Associate at the Field Museum. The title of his program is “The Origin of Crinoids”. Don’t miss it!
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September 2018 General Meeting is “The Origin of Crinoids” by Dr. Tom Guensburg of the Field Museum
The speaker at our September meeting will be Dr. Tom Guensburg, Research Associate at the Field Museum. The title of his program is “The Origin of Crinoids”. Don’t miss it!
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Speaker Change for the June General Meeting: Crinoids of the Muschelkalk Triassic Germany by Tom Williams
Due to a medical emergency, there is a change to the speaker and topic for the June General Meeting. Tom Williams will present "Crinoids of the Muschelkalk Triassic Germany". Come on out, it should be interesting!
