Glyptocrinus dyeri

 
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CLASS - Crinoidea
ORDER - Monobathrida
FAMILY - Glyptocrinidae
GENUS/SPECIES - Glyptocrinus dyeri

ROCK UNIT - Richmond Group

AGE - Upper Ordovician (445 million years old)

LOCALITY - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA


These highly ornamented cups were attached to long arms bearing even smaller arms (pinnules) that could fan out to catch floating food particles like a net.

PRI 42168


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