Lot 1656
Huge Foot Long Crinoid. Crinoids, known as sea lilies, are relatives of starfish and, like starfish, have a five-fold symmetry. This huge, 10-inch-long, 6-inch-wide Calyx (the flower part of the crinoid) is unusual in that it is in its living position, having completely open branches which were used to filter-feed small organic particles and animals. The most minute details show in the individual arms, as well as a remarkable star-like pattern at the base of the Calyx. There is also a two-inch section of the stem that would have been much longer when the crinoid was alive and attached to the ocean bottom. This impressive crinoid, Scyphocrinites, is a dark gray color against a 13 x 10 inch dark brown matrix and is 375 million years old, from Morocco.
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Estimated Value $850 - 1,150.
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