Name: Scyphocrinites sp. aff. elegans
Age: Upper Silurian
Size: (25.4mm=1 inch): Crown: 150 mm long by 132 mm wide Stem: 38 mm,on a 268 by 228 mm matrix.
Location: Djebel Issoumour, Alnif, Morocco
Code: 04027
Price: $210.00 - Sold
 Description:
Well-preserved example of a distinctive Camerate crinoid type. This
large example is of the genus Scyphocrinites (Family Scyphocrinitidae).
Scyphocrinites was a cosmopolitan crinoid with examples found of similar
ages in the United States, Africa, Europe, and Asia. It has an intricate
calyx with many stellate plates. A bulbous structure called Camarocrinus
has been associated with these crinoids, and is the reason for its
widespread existence in the Upper Silurian/Lower Devonian. This structure
is believed to be a float, with the crinoid leading a pelagic existence,
allowing it to cover much territory. They are sometimes found in mass
associations. This is a fine example of this variety of Camerate crinoid
to be found in the late Silurian deposits of Morocco, with much detail
to the calyx, and many fine pinnules present. |
