Lot 927
Starfish And Crinoids. Starfish and crinoids known as "sea lilies" are related as both belong to the genus Echinoderms. The same five-fold symmetry is present in crinoids with the number of their feeding arms being a multiple of five. This highly detailed 9.5X6 inch museum quality fossil slab is 450 million years old and was found in the Sahara desert of Morocco. The 3-D starfish is 3.5 inches long and complete. The three crinoids vary in length from 2.5-6.0 inches and consist of a crown along with some of their delicate stem still preserved intact. The crown is made up of the mouth and feeding arms which caught detritus and other small sea creatures.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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| Realized $360 |
