Hemiasters

[irbaddadjoe]

Heres some nice Hemiasters that I found. Is the second pic amber?

 

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[Abbey]

Sorry...I'm an idiot... what are 'hemiasters'? Thanks for the education!
Abbey

 

[irbaddadjoe]

It was a heart shaped sea urchin belonging to the Echinodermata Phylum . Found from the upper Cretaceous through the Pliocene in North America. Similiar to modern day starfish. They lived on the ocean floor.

 

[ivan salis]

the sec looks kinda like amber to me---Ivan

 

[irbaddadjoe]

I,m thinking it is. Thanks for the second opinion Ivan.

 

[ya old fossil]

Hey irbad,

Did you have to dig the hemiasters out of a matrix, or were they already free?

You can scrape a very tiny piece off the amber colored one, stick it to a pin, and put a lighter to it. If it smells like burning wood (esp. pine) it is amber.


Cool finds.

YOF

 

[irbaddadjoe]

Fortunately they were free , I probably collected a hundred or so. I do have some in matrix. Thanks for suggestion on amber.

 

[Mosasaurfiend]

If you don't mind my asking, is the amber from your general area?