.9" Fossil Crinoid (Tholorinus) - Alabama

Fossil Crinoid (Tholorinus) - Alabama #114388

This is a .9", Mississipian aged crinoid (Tholocrinus) from the Bangor Limestone, Franklin County, Alabama. It shows the calyx (body) and pinnules (feeding arms) and is contained on a 2.5 x 2.3" limestone. There are various crinoid segments and other organisms partially exposed in the limestone, as well.

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.

Comes with acrylic stand.

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