Jimbacrinus Bostocki Crinoid

Matrix Bedrock
4.5"/11.5cm long
3.5"/9cm wide
1.5cm thick

Crinoid sp.
3"/7.5cm long

Weight
161g

Description

Very Rare and Highly preserved Fossil Crinoid, known as the Jimbacrinus Crinoid

Articulated Permian Crinoids are quite difficult to acquire, especially of this preservation and well kept form, usually they are found crushed or malformed.

This particular type of Crinoid specie has a large, and robust Aboral cup (which feeds through, right to the reverse/back of the matrix bedrock), highly ornamented spiky plates, which is demonstrated very well in this specimen

Condition report

The Arms of the Invertebrate show good detail being extremely well preserved through the fossilisation processes over eons. Of good colour and Well positioned on limestone matrix block [original fossil bedrock]

Genus

Jimbacrinus bostocki sp.

Location

Cundlego Formation; Gascoyne River, Western Australia

Geological Age

Paleozioc Era, Permian Period 290-250 million years ago

Other Nomenclature

Jimbacrinus Bostocki

Crinoid | Crinoids

Fossil Echinoderms

Fossil Invertebrates

Fossil Sea Lilies | Fossil Sea Lily

Fossil Feather Stars