Phanocrinus sp
Cladida, Family Phanocrinidae
Geological Time: Upper Mississippian, Chesterian Stage (~325 million years ago)
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Phanocrinus crinoid 35 mm by 15 mm with 30 mm attached stem on a 70 mm by 50 mm matrix
Fossil Site: Bangor Limestone, Colbert County, Alabama USA
Code: ALF200
Price: $65.00
 Description:
This is a fine example of a Phanocrinus crinoid from the Mississippian
Bangor Limestone of Alabama. If you look closely, you can see some
of the pinnules on the upper portion of the crinoid which were
used for filter feeding. This one has stem attached. Since most
echinoderms disarticulate soon after death, this is a most unusual
occurrence which required rapid burial. |
