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  • Isocrinus sp. Mass Mortality Plate

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    PRK

    By PRK (edited)

    Taxonomy

    Feather Star

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Echinodermata
    Class: Crinoidea
    Order: Isocrinida
    Family: Isocrinidae
    Genus: Isocrinus
    Species: Isocrinus sp.

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Paleogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Oligocene
    International Age: Early Oligocene

    Stratigraphy

    Keasey Formation

    Provenance

    Collector: Prk
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 40 cm
    Width: 30 cm

    Location

    Multnomah County
    Oregon
    United States

    Comments

    Death assemblage of rare Oligocene crinoids, Isocrinus, ---ALSO,

    I'm pointing at an unidentified starfish; there is also a second in the center of this image

    Go to fossils Crinoids & Blastoids

    User Feedback


    Tidgy's Dad

    Tidgy's Dad

    Posted

    Lovely plate! 

    That's a special piece. 

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