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Three Large Floating Crinoids

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:225.00 USD Estimated At:450.00 - 700.00 USD
Three Large Floating Crinoids
<Our item number 111426><B>Three Large Floating Crinoids.</B> Found in Erfoud, Morocco, this large 15x13 inch slab contains three complete large Scyphocrinites crowns, the two largest being 4 inches long with exquisite delicate detail. These dark grey crinoids even still have some of their stems still attached. Close examination reveals the detailed feather-like feeding arms and small star-shaped calcite plates. Crinoids are related to star fish and are known as &#34;sea lilies&#34; because they resemble palnts more than animals. Scyphocrinites were an interesting floating crinoid with its stem attached to around air-filled bulb that floated on thesurface of the ocean. When the crinoids died, they would separate from their flotation bulbs and settle on the ocean bottom. This esthetic grouping of 475 million year old crinoids would make a fine addition to any fossil collection.<BR><BR>Add &#36;25 for domestic shipping. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;450-700. <BR><BR>Our item number 111426<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER "><IMG SRC="http://64.60.141.195/photos/40jpegs/111426.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>