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6.7" Mississippian Fossil Crinoid Stem & Cephalopod Plate - Kentucky
This is a section of rock that's packed with an assortment of fossil crinoid stems and multiple cephalopod segments. They were collected within their natural matrix and have since been prepared using mechanical tools to expose them further. This specimen was collected from the Carboniferous (Mississippian) age Fort Payne Formation in Clinton County, Kentucky.
Comes with an acrylic display stand.
Comes with an acrylic display stand.
About Crinoids
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.
$65
SPECIES
Unidentified
LOCATION
Clinton County, Kentucky
FORMATION
Fort Payne Formation
SIZE
Entire Specimen: 6.7 x 5.1"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#358751
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