3.1" Fossil Crinoid (Synbathocrinus) - Reed Springs Formation, MO

This is an unusual Synbathocrinus crinoid from the Reed Springs Formation of Missouri. It's 3.1" long and on a squared off piece of limestone full of other fossil crinoid fragments. It comes with an acrylic 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
Synbathocrinus sp.
LOCATION
Taney County, Missouri
FORMATION
Reed Springs Formation
SIZE
3.1" on 3.5x3.2" limestone
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#80804
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