Gaurocrinus fimbriatus


Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Subphylum
Crinozoa
Class
Crinoidea
Subclass
Camerata
Superorder
Eucamerata
Order
Diplobathrida
Family
Reteocrinidae
Binomial Name
Gaurocrinus fimbriatus
Formation
Vaureal Formation
Locale
Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada
Age
Late Ordovician
Notes
There are several examples of a small species of crinoid the same color as the rock, one of which covers the stem of the Gaurocrinus where it attaches to the calyx. I don't know what species they are.

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Gaurocrinus fimbriatus


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