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Sixteen Complete Armored Crinoids in Matrix
16 May 2018, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesUS$2,000 - US$3,000
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Sixteen Complete Armored Crinoids in Matrix
Jimbacrinus bostocki
Permian – Late Artinskian
Cundlego Formation, Northern Territories, Western Australia
Resembling a plant, Jimbacrinus bostocki anchored itself to objects on the sea bottom and captured small prey animals with its stem-like tentacles. The present specimen comprises sixteen crinoids, each of which is complete or nearly complete, on a freestanding block of natural stone matrix. Large mass mortality presentations such as this are covetable finds. Matrix measures 12 x 10in
Permian – Late Artinskian
Cundlego Formation, Northern Territories, Western Australia
Resembling a plant, Jimbacrinus bostocki anchored itself to objects on the sea bottom and captured small prey animals with its stem-like tentacles. The present specimen comprises sixteen crinoids, each of which is complete or nearly complete, on a freestanding block of natural stone matrix. Large mass mortality presentations such as this are covetable finds. Matrix measures 12 x 10in

