1.9" Fossil Crinoid (Phanocrinus) - Anna, Illinois

Fossil Crinoid (Phanocrinus) - Anna, Illinois #118932

This is a 1.9" fossil crinoid (Phanocrinus) from near Anna, Illinois. The quality of preparation on this fossil is very good, revealing a very detailed specimen. It shows the calyx (body), brachia (arms) and Pinnules (feeding filters). This specimen has a repaired crack.

It 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.

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