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    Gaurocrinus fimbriatus

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    Taxonomy

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Echinodermata
    Class: Crinoidea
    Order: Camerata (sublass)
    Family: Reteocrinidae
    Genus: Gaurocrinus
    Species: Gaurocrinus fimbriatus

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Paleozoic
    Period: Silurian
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Llandovery
    International Age: Telychian

    Stratigraphy

    Jupiter Formation

    Provenance

    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Location

    Anticosti
    Quebec
    Canada

    Comments

    Absolutely stunning coloration. Originally described as Retiocrinus fimbriatus by Billings (1866?)

     

    Reference:

    Ausich, W.I., and Copper, P., 2010, The Crinoidea of Anticosti Island, Québec (Late Ordovician to Early Silurian): Palaeontographica Canadiana, v. 29, 157 p" 

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    gond

    Beautiful specimen, perfectly preserved and with a gorgeous color too!

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    13 minutes ago, gond said:

    Beautiful specimen, perfectly preserved and with a gorgeous color too!

     

    Thanks!! 

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    Ninewinks

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    Truly exquisite! Excellent preparation work. So nice to see the golden color. Thank you for posting this.

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