Cyathocrinites harrodi
Family Cyathocrinitidae
Geological Time: Lower Mississippian Osagean Stage (345 m.y.a)
Size: Crown: 32 mm long by 22 mm wide stem: 32 mm on a 70 mm by 55 mm matrix
Fossil Site: Crawfordsville, Indiana Crinoids
 Description:
A well-preserved example of an Inadunate Cladid crinoid known as Cyathocrinites
harrodi (Family Cyathocrinitidae). Its serially branching arms formed
a most effective basket for filtering out the minute particles upon
which it fed. This one has an attached stem, making it a more desirable
example than many seen |
