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1.3" Fossil Crinoid (Lecanocrinus) - Rochester Shale, New York
This is a 1.3" long crinoid (Lecanocrinus macropetalus) fossil from the famous Rochester Shale at Middleport Quarry in New York. Fossils from this quarry and in particular crinoids are getting harder and harder to come by. The crinoid has a nice section of natural stem.
Comes with an acrylic display stand.
Comes with an acrylic display stand.
Crinoids, sometimes commonly referred to as sea lilies, are animals, not plants. They are echinoderms related to starfish, sea urchins, and brittle stars. Many crinoid traits are like other members of their phylum; such traits include tube feet, radial symmetry, a water vascular system, and appendages in multiples of five (pentameral). They first appeared in the Ordovician (488 million years ago) and some species are still alive today.
SPECIES
Lecanocrinus macropetalus
LOCATION
Middleport Quarry, New York
FORMATION
Rochester Shale
SIZE
Crinoid 1.3" (including stem), Shale 3.4 x 1.95"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#270469
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