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Glyptocrinus dyeri

scale in cms
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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