Bargain Dichorinus Crinoid Fossil - Illinois

This is a Dichocrinus crinoid crown from the Warsaw Formation of Illinois.

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
Dichocrinus sp.
LOCATION
Adams County, Illinois
FORMATION
Warsaw Formation
SIZE
Crown .69" on 1.6x.9" matrix
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#47043
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