Rare Carboniferous crinoid from Ukraine

[Svetlana]

Hello to all.
Found this sample few years ago.

Place of discovery: Ukraine, Donetsk region, Dobropolsky district.
The age of it is the Kasimovian stage of the Carboniferous period (307 Ma).

Have a nice day 

 

[fossilus]

Beautiful!

[rocket]

wow, great one!

Very nice!

Reminds to a corncob 

[Mochaccino]

Very interesting, but a darn shame the calyx is mostly gone. Could've been a fantastic specimen.

Edited March 19 by Mochaccino

[Svetlana]

8 hours ago, Mochaccino said:

Very interesting, but a darn shame the calyx is mostly gone. Could've been a fantastic specimen.

Unfortunately, the cup was broken even before extraction. The entire lily was destroyed into fragments. Several hours of careful searching allowed us to pick up the main things, but it was impossible to find a fragment of a cup among thousands of small stones. But in the cavity of the cup you can see a calcite crystal This gives additional charm to this sample 

[Mochaccino]

31 minutes ago, Svetlana said:

Unfortunately, the cup was broken even before extraction. The entire lily was destroyed into fragments. Several hours of careful searching allowed us to pick up the main things, but it was impossible to find a fragment of a cup among thousands of small stones. But in the cavity of the cup you can see a calcite crystal This gives additional charm to this sample 

It happens, you have to take what mother nature gives you

[jpc]

Excellent find.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Very nice.