DOUBLE CRINOID ON SLATE TILE. ...

Description

DOUBLE CRINOID ON SLATE TILE
Hapalocrinus elegans
Devonian
Hunsrück slate, Bundenbach, Germany
Two armed and feathered crinoid crowns snake on long stems across a smooth black surface on this fine plate of Hunsrück slate from the Devonian of Germany. While the stems have fine segmentation and possibly some rooting structures; the real beauty is in the open feathered arms of the crowns of the crinoids themselves. The crinoids measure up to 6 inches in length on the black slate tile measuring 4 ¾ x 9 ½ inches.

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