13.5" Ordovician Fossil Crinoid Plate - Marzane, Morocco

This is a 13.5" wide plate of Lower Ordovician crinoid fossils collected near Marzane, Morocco. They're located on a nice solid slab of limestone. Including the stem, the largest crinoid measures 8.7" long and the crown of the stemless crinoid is 3" long.

Comes with a display stand.

Crinoids, sometimes commonly referred to as sea lilies, are animals, not plants. They are echinoderms related to starfish, sea urchins, and brittle stars. Many crinoid traits are like other members of their phylum; such traits include tube feet, radial symmetry, a water vascular system, and appendages in multiples of five (pentameral). They first appeared in the Ordovician (488 million years ago) and some species are still alive today.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Unidentified
LOCATION
Marzane, Erfoud, Morocco
SIZE
Largest Crinoid: 8.7" long (including stem), Limestone: 13.5 x 7.35"
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ITEM
#287083
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