Name: 8 crinoids and 7 species as listed in table below
Age: Lower Mississippian, Osagean Stage
Size: mm (25.4mm=1 inch): Matrix is 270 by 270; Crinoids are:
| # | Genus/species |
Crown length |
Stem
length |
Type |
| 1 | Barycrinus stellatus | 20 |
60 |
Inadunate |
| 2 | Macrocrinus mundulus | 50 |
115 |
Camerate |
| 3 | Ulrichicrinus coryphaeus | 55 |
30 |
Inadunate |
| 4 | Macrocrinus mundulus | 50 |
75 |
Camerate |
| 5 | Agaricrinus splendens | 55 |
0 |
Camerate |
| 6 | Taxicrinus colletti | 10 |
3 |
Flexible |
| 7 | Sarocrinus varsourensis (Rare) | 18 |
50 |
. |
| 8 | Parisocrinus crawfordsvillensis | 20 |
90 |
Inadunate |
Location: Crawfordsville, Indiana
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Museum-quality is probably an understatement for this exquisite crinoid plate from the famous Crawfordsville beds. It contains 8 crinoids across 7 distinct species, and all prepped by one of the best in the world. Among the seven species are representatives of Inadunate, Camerate and Flexible crinoids. The crinoid associations are an amazing example of the propensity of nature to fill all the niches in an environment. If you were to choose one crinoid plate for your collection, this piece would be hard to exceed by many measures. |
