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Large Group Of Armored Crinoids

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Large Group Of Armored Crinoids
<Our item number 111443><B>Large Group Of Armored Crinoids.</B> Crinoids can resemble a plant but are actually an echinoderm related to starfish and sea urchins. These highly unusual animals filtered various small marine animals as they were attached to the sea bottom. Jimbacrinus bostocki was an extremely unusual crinoid that somewhat resembles an armored octopus with five arms instead of eight. Jimbacrinus would anchor itself to some object on the sea bottom and use its five arms like tentacles to catch small food items swimming by. This 12x 10 inch stone matrix contains 16 near complete calyxes &#40;head&#41; and several of the five arms that each one possessed. The tiniest deatil is amazing with some of the arms having very small extensions attached to them the crinoid used to grab onto small prey somewhat analogous to the hooks attached to the tentacles of squid. The crinoids are 3-D and very visible on both sides of the matrix with 10 Caluxes on one side and 6 Calyzes on the back side. The entire specim en can stand upright on its own to display both sides. Jimbacrinus were 260 million years old and were found in the Northwest Territories of Australia. With even one single specimen bringing hundreds of dollors, such a large mass mortality group represents an excellent buying oppurtunity.<BR><BR>Add &#36;30 for domestic shipping. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,500-2,500. <BR><BR>Our item number 111443<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://64.60.141.195/photos/40jpegs/111443.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>