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FS305 Crinoid Stem Mold

4.0 cm. Long x 2.0 cm. Wide x 2.0 cm. High

Classification: Metazoa, Echinodermata, Crinoidea, , , ,

Description: It is the natural mold of a few consecutive columnals of a crinoid: a stalked relative of sea stars & urchins. They're still around today but stretch all the way back to the Cambrian.

Age: Ordovician Period

Location Found: United States, Arkansas, Ozarks of northern Arkansas near a creekbed

Found by: pieeye

Custodian: pieeye

Identified by: Carl Mehling

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