Crinoid

SKU
M2057
Out of stock
$395.00
Overview

Four well preserved, large Scyphocrinites elegans crinoids from Morocco. These crinoids have a bulbous calyx with incredible detail. Please note that the Scyphocrinites crinoids were floating crinoids and their holdfast was actually an air bladder that supported multiple stems and calyx. These crinoids make fantastic display pieces. Museum Quality. Authenticity guaranteed. Matrix size: 9-1/2" x 10". Note - Weighs 6.1 lbs - an international shipping supplement applies.

M2057        SIZE: 9-1/2" x 10"

Name: Scyphocrinites elegans        Age: Upper Silurian (420 MMYA)        Location: Djebel Issoumour, Alnif, Morocco

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Well preserved, large Scyphocrinites elegans crinoids. These crinoids have a bulbous calyx with incredible detail. These crinoids make fantastic display pieces. A fantastic specimen display.

Moroccan Silurian crinoids - Unlike today's sea lilies which resemble flowers fastened to the seafloor which are crowned with a pinwheel of frilled arms. The Scyphocrinites crinoid was a floating variety which was attached to a holdfast air bladder that supported multiple stems and calyx ("flower"). 

Name: Scyphocrinites elegans

Age: Upper Silurian (420 MMYA)

Location: Djebel Issoumour, Alnif, Morocco