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Beautiful, enormous specimen of a crinoid from Morocco.
These marine animals were among the first living forms to inhabit the planet.
Discovered in the northwestern Sahara.
Crinoids are a class of echinoderms, the sole class of the subphylum Crinozoa.
The class comprises 648 living species and over 5,000 fossil species.
They are commonly known as sea lilies or feather stars.

Bellissimo enorme esemplare di Crinoide proveniente dal Marocco. Questi animali marini sono stati tra le prime forme viventi ad abitare il pianeta. Ritrovamento Sahara nord occidentale.
I Crinoidi sono una classe di echinodermi, unica classe del subphylum Crinozoa. La classe comprende 648 specie viventi e oltre 5.000 specie fossili. Sono comunemente noti come gigli di mare o stelle marine piumate.


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Crinoid - Fossilised animal - 37 cm - 21 cm

Devonian (419.2 - 358.9 million years) - Morocco

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Crinoid specimen from Morocco dating to the Devonian period, in natural condition, with original authenticity; height 37 cm and width 21 cm.

Crinoid - Fossilised animal - 37 cm - 21 cm

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Crinoid specimen from Morocco dating to the Devonian period, in natural condition, with original authenticity; height 37 cm and width 21 cm.

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