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5.5" Scytalocrinus Crinoid With Long Stem - Crawfordsville, Indiana
This is a large, and very 3d, 5.5" long Scytalocrinus robustus crinoid from Crawfordsville, Indiana. The quality of preparation on this fossil is exquisite - using skillful air-abrasion techniques under a stereo microscope. The crown of the crinoid is 2.1" long and it has about 3.4" of stem attached. It's nicely centered on a rectangularly cut piece of limestone and comes with a display stand.
Crinoids from the Ramp Creek Limestone were likely buried in sediment from nearby deltas during storms. The resulting siltstone deposits are soft enough that fossils can be extracted in exquisite, three-dimensional relief.
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.
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
Scytalocrinus robustus & Hypselocrinus indianaensis
LOCATION
Crawfordsville, Indiana
FORMATION
Edwardsville Formation
SIZE
5.5" long (including stem) on 4.75x3.6" limestone
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#87978
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