Crinoid - Fossilised animal - Scyphocrinus elegans - 257 mm - 183 mm (No reserve price)
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Scyphocrinus elegans, a Crinoid fossil from the Ordovician period, in natural condition and conservatively treated, weighing 1,734 g and measuring 257 mm high, 183 mm wide and 26 mm deep.
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Beautiful and well-preserved example of an extinct genus of sea lilies, the Crinoids, named Scyphocrinus elegans. The details of the crinoids are very clearly visible. The size of the crinoid is 25.7 cm by 13.5 cm. The total size including the matrix is 25.7 by 18.3 cm. Crinoids are not plants, as the name sea lilies might suggest. They are animals that filter water with their flower-like structures to extract nutrients. These sea lilies have been fossilized on the walls of horizontal caverns. To acquire these fossils, collectors must descend up to 20 meters deep into these caverns. A drill is used to loosen the slabs. Usually, the fossil slabs are retrieved in pieces. This specimen has been reassembled from three parts. The fossil has been treated with a preservative to keep it in good condition. Very beautiful and decorative fossil.
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Beautiful and well-preserved example of an extinct genus of sea lilies, the Crinoids, named Scyphocrinus elegans. The details of the crinoids are very clearly visible. The size of the crinoid is 25.7 cm by 13.5 cm. The total size including the matrix is 25.7 by 18.3 cm. Crinoids are not plants, as the name sea lilies might suggest. They are animals that filter water with their flower-like structures to extract nutrients. These sea lilies have been fossilized on the walls of horizontal caverns. To acquire these fossils, collectors must descend up to 20 meters deep into these caverns. A drill is used to loosen the slabs. Usually, the fossil slabs are retrieved in pieces. This specimen has been reassembled from three parts. The fossil has been treated with a preservative to keep it in good condition. Very beautiful and decorative fossil.
No reserve price!
The shipment is registered and insured.
With info card
Details
Number of items
1
Specimen
Crinoid
Scientific name
Scyphocrinus elegans
Country of Origin
Morocco
Geological Period
Ordovician (485.4 - 443.8 million years)
Condition
Natural
Treatment
Conserved
Weight
1734 g
Height
257 mm
Width
183 mm
Depth
26 mm
