Crinoids
February 2, 2019 - Mississippian, Franklin County, Al.
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Tue, 02/05/2019 - 11:12amSaturday, Feb. 2, 2019 was an absolutely PERFECT day for a field trip! There were
January 25, 2014, St. Clair County, AL - Site 1
Submitted by admin2 on Fri, 11/21/2014 - 5:03pmIn spite of the freezing cold weather and strong wind, a good group showed up to hunt fossils in an old quarry area, with lots of chert rubble containing mostly brachiopods and crinoids. Sam found a large, quite rare, crinoid head at the site.
March 3-4, 2012 Colbert, Franklin Co., AL
Submitted by Terry Todd on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 4:53pmWhat a wonderful two day trip we had in March. The weather was sunny; light jacket weather, just right for being outside. Saturday we were at a quarry in Colbert County, and Sunday we were at a lake in Franklin County. The spoil pods were massive and extremely steep making them difficult to navigate. But being the adventureous spirits that we are, we conquered the spires and were greatly rewarded for our efforts.
April 11, 2009 - Mississippian Fossils, Morgan Co, AL, Part 2
Submitted by admin2 on Sat, 06/27/2009 - 2:37pmPart 2 - Trip Photos (this page)
This Mississippian limestone quarry yielded a variety of fossils, including crinoids, blastoids, a very ancient shark tooth by the name Petalodus, archimedes, bryozoans, brachiopods, Rugosa and other corals, and even part of a trilobite.
(Photos courtesy Ron Beerman, Becky Guthrie, and Vicki Lais)
February 7 and 8, 2009 Mississippian Fossils, NW Alabama, various sites
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 11:00pmBPS members gathered in NW Alabama for a full weekend field-trip February 7 and 8. We couldn't have begged, pleaded or prayed for better weather! Since we were slogging through a great deal of mud culling for Mississippian fossils, the unseasonal warmth was a treat! Lots of conglomerate "collections" were found, featuring the remains of archimedes, brachiopods and crinoids.
