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Lot 4462W
Large Crinoid on Shale
16 May 2018, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesUS$15,000 - US$25,000
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Large Crinoid on Shale
Seirocrinus subangularis
Jurassic
Posidonienschiefer Formation, Holzmaden, Germany
A single exquisite crinoid, or sea lily, has been expertly prepared in the rich black matrix of the famed fossil locality of Holzmaden, Germany. Subtly sparkling pyrite inclusions can be seen in the specimen, giving a slightly golden sheen to the calyx. Though distinctly plant-like in appearance, crinoids were filter-feeding animals; this species attached itself to driftwood, which floated on the surface of the warm, shallow Jurassic seas in the area now known as Germany. Measuring 63 x 31 ½ in
Jurassic
Posidonienschiefer Formation, Holzmaden, Germany
A single exquisite crinoid, or sea lily, has been expertly prepared in the rich black matrix of the famed fossil locality of Holzmaden, Germany. Subtly sparkling pyrite inclusions can be seen in the specimen, giving a slightly golden sheen to the calyx. Though distinctly plant-like in appearance, crinoids were filter-feeding animals; this species attached itself to driftwood, which floated on the surface of the warm, shallow Jurassic seas in the area now known as Germany. Measuring 63 x 31 ½ in

