Lot 920
Three Large Floating Crinoids. Found in Erfoud, Morocco, this large 16 x 9 inch slab contains three near complete large Scyphocrinites crown with exquisite delicate detail and quite large being 3 x 3, 3 x 2 and 2 x 2 inches. These dark brown crinoids even still have some of their stems attached to the crowns. Close examination reveals the detailed feather-like feeding arms and small star-shapped calcite plates. There are two other partial crowns and several sections of additional stems Crinoids are related to star fish and are known as "sea lilies' because they resemble plants more than animals. Scyphocrinites were an interesting floating crinoid with its stem attached to a roundair-filled bulb that floated on the surface of the ocean. When the crinoids died, they would separate from their flotation bulbs and settke on the ocean bottom and the stemd would quickly break apart. This esthetic grouping of 475 million year old crinoids would make a fine addition to any fossil collection.
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Estimated Value $400 - 575.
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