David Clark
@clarkeocrinus
I'd rather be crinoid hunting. Invertebrate enthusiast, Paleo artist, Fossil prep, President of Friends of the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology
How about Alan Moore double feature? Warrior #1 - First V for Vendetta and first Miracleman
My son just finished cleaning this Flexicalymene trilobite he found last fall at Mt. Orab, Ohio. It's a nice roller. #FossilFriday
I've always described edrioasteroids as a combination of a starfish and barnacle. They tended to attach to brachiopods or hard ground like this one. They are extinct echinoderms. This Belochthus orthokolus is from the Ordovician Verulam Fm. near Brechin, Ont. #FossilFriday
This is a nicely inflated Pleurocystites squamous cystoid from the Ordovician Bobcaygeon formation near Brechin, Canada. Cystoids are echinoderms, related to starfish and sand dollars, but went extinct at the end of the Devonian. #FossilFriday
A plate of 5+ Eopatelliocrinus latibrachiatus crinoids from the Ordovician Girardeau limestone of Missouri. Imagine a small forest of these crinoids on the ancient seafloor. #FossilFriday
Delicate arms on an Euptychocrinus fimbriatus crinoid from the Ordovician Girardeau limestone of Missouri. #FossilFriday
I bought a light box to take better pictures of fossils. Still working on the lighting, but it's pretty nice. Pentremites blastoid from an unknown locality. Mississippian aged #FossilFriday
This POS wants to be the next Michigan Senator. All the arrogance and ignorance of the POS that endorsed him. There are no good Republicans. I won't even vote for the county drain commission if there's an R next to the name. The entire party is a cancer on this country.
My poor dog doesn't understand why he can't go outside and chase the ball. Our AQI is currently 511. Life is so unfair.
I've been working on this piece for about 3 years. I only get time when I'm on vacation away from all the distractions at home. Hoping I can finish it this week.
Heading out on vacation with family for a week. Hoping to collect some Ordovician Gold bugs and Devonian crinoids in New York. I've had good luck at these spots in the past. I'm ready for some rest and downtime. #FossilFriday
My son's robotics team sponsored and volunteered to help the launches for Balloonfest in our town. Over 40 balloons lifted off 5 times over the weekend. It was really fun to be so close to the lift off. My son even got to ride in a balloon Saturday morning. I'm a bit jealous.
I will always have a soft spot for the original Valiant universe. The Pre-Unity issues are so good. I met Jim Shooter years ago at a Con and there was no line. I chatted with him for a bit and he sketched Solar for me. I know he was divisive, but he was good to me.
Have you ever booped a trilobite nose? Kainops raymondi from the Devonian Haragan Fm. near Clarita, Oklahoma - Black Cat Mountain. #FossilFriday
My son discovered this amazing moth yesterday. I think it's Eumorpha pandorus. I've never seen a moth like this in Michigan.
Unfortunately, I sold all of my Magic the Gathering cards about 25 years ago. I never had any Moxes or Black Lotus, but I currently do have the best card. A friend sent this to me a few years ago because I needed to have it. #TrilobiteTuesday
The kids wanted to do some painting with me for Father's day. I pulled this piece out of hiding. I really need to finish it. I usually only work on it during summer vacation when I'm away from home. I always have too many distractions keeping me busy at home.
This is a Dudley bug. It's not complete, but they aren't available at fossil shows often. The real name is Calymene blumenbachii from the Silurian Wenlock limestone near Dudley, England. I have a second specimen, but it's missing the head and probably a molt. #FossilFriday
Urchins and crinoids, you say? I can do that. The Mississippian Gilmore City Fm. of Iowa is one of my favorite crinoid localities. Many of the crinoids are small and delicate. This is a Dichocrinus multiplex crinoid with an Archaeocidaris aliquantula urchin. #FossilFriday
A stunning Physetocrinus copei crinoid calyx from the Mississippian Lake Valley Formation of New Mexico. I love the detailed ornamentation on this one. You can see where the stem and arms would have been attached. #FossilFriday
Something special for #FossilFriday This was one of the first fossils I found that surprised me. I only saw a broken spine and a part of the calyx plate. I had no idea what else was there. It's very chalky preservation, so I had a friend prepare it for me. Devonian Gilbertsocrinus spinigerus
Explain your @ I love crinoids and there is a genus named Clarkeocrinus troosti, but it's not named after me. John Clarke was the Director of the New York State Museum and first President of the @paleosoc.bsky.social I found a Clarkeocrinus troosti for my collection after researching locations.
I typically don't tumble the Petoskey stones. This is the biggest one I've hauled out of the quarry. It's a complete colony and comes to a point on the bottom like a very wide ice cream cone where it attached to the seafloor. It's heavy.
I recently picked up the first appearance of Swamp Thing. It was a personal grail. Len and Bernie were creative icons.
Before and after pictures of a Cupulocrinus latibrachiatus crinoid for the late Ordovician Vaureal Fm. of Quebec. This specimen has always surprised me because the stem looks too small to support the large calyx and arms. #FossilFriday
A nice piece of Hexagonaria coral from Alpena, Michigan. This is a colonial rugose coral with 6 sided corallites. It's Devonian aged and about 365 million years old. Michigan's state stone is commonly called a Petoskey stone as many beach worn specimens can be found near Petoskey, MI #FossilFriday
I recently picked up a Helicoplacus for my collection. One of the earliest and strangest echinoderms.