By far the largest Crinoid Stem I’ve found so far. This was in a thin triangle of Limestone and was easy to get out. I count six columns stuck together here. Crinoids are very common locally, however larger ones are more rare. I still would like to find a Crown one day.
6 Stacked Columns
More About Crinoid Stems
- Crinoid Columnal Lumen on Fossils of Parks Township
- Crinoid in Shell on Fossils of Parks Township
- Overview on Crinoids – The Paleontological Society [PDF]
- Crinoids – Kansas Geological Survey