Lot 699
Huge Foot Long 375 Million Year Old Crinoid Calyz. 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. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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