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mark smyth

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Re: Interesting stone
« Reply #15 on: November 11, 2015, 10:32:36 PM »
please post larger photos
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Re: Interesting stone
« Reply #16 on: November 12, 2015, 10:58:06 AM »
Quote from: mark smyth on November 11, 2015, 10:32:36 PM
please post larger photos

 The photos are very clear here just on opening - but they also enlarge well with scrolling, Mark.
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Re: Interesting stone
« Reply #17 on: November 12, 2015, 08:49:51 PM »
Kind of appropriate that we are discussing crinoids since to my knowledge they are one of the few non-plant groups that possesses both a stalk and a calyx!

They are still around today of course, and the living organisms rival any flower in beauty

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Crinoid_on_the_reef_of_Batu_Moncho_Island.JPG

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Colorful_crinoids_at_shallow_waters_of_Gili_Lawa_Laut.JPG

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Re: Interesting stone
« Reply #18 on: November 12, 2015, 08:52:22 PM »
My word - what colours!  They can be  bright can't they?
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Re: Interesting stone
« Reply #19 on: November 14, 2015, 07:54:03 PM »
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@ James - out of interest, how do you tell crinoid stem from blastoid?

There's no way to tell them apart from stems alone. Crinoids are much more abundant and widespread than blastoids in most rocks, so it's usually safe to assume that any stem remains belong to crinoids.
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« Reply #20 on: November 15, 2015, 02:43:50 PM »
OK thanks. Looking on Wikipedia it looks like blastoids died out at the end of the Permian, so I guess rock age could help?
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