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14" Plate With Two Fossil Crinoids (Encrinus) - Germany
This is a 14" wide section of shale containing two Encrinus liliiformis crinoids from Alverdissen, Germany. They come from the Muschelkalk Formation which is Traissic in age. The larger specimen is 9" including its long stem. There is some restoration to one of the arms on the larger specimen.
Comes with a display stand.
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.
SPECIES
Encrinus liliiformis
LOCATION
Alverdissen, Germany
FORMATION
Muschelkalk Formation
SIZE
Rock 14 x 10.5"
CATEGORY
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ITEM
#240215
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