22.5" Plate of Crinoid, Starfish & Bryozoa Fossils - Illinois?

Plate of Crinoid, Starfish & Bryozoa Fossils - Illinois? #240260

This fantastic plate features a wide variety of Mississippian crinoid and echinoderm fossils. It came out of an old collection and was labeled as being from Gilmore City, Iowa but based on additional information we have received we think it is most likely from the Renault Limestone in Illinois.

The thick slab of limestone includes many crinoids, two starfish, bryozoan, bivalve, and brachiopod fossils. The rock has been meticulously removed using air abrasives to reveal the beautiful structure of these fossils. This massive specimens measures 22.5 x 14.7 x 4" and weighs over 90 lbs.

Comes with a metal 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.

About Crinoids