Name: Family
Coelocrinidae; Agaricocrinus americanus
Age: Lower
Mississippian Osagean Stage (345 m.y.a)
Size (25.4
mm = 1 inch): Agaricocrinus crown: 35 mm long by 35 mm wide on a 74 mm
by 72 mm matrix
Location:
Crawfordsville,
Indiana Crinoids
| Description:
A well-preserved example of a sought-after Crawfordsville crinoid
known as Agaricocrinus americanus (Family Coelocrinidae). The Agaricocrinus
is exceptionally well preserved in very three-dimensional relief,
showing the fine pinnulation needed to filter food from the water
column, with other fine details evident from every aspect
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