Pentacrinus asteriscus

UNB-2019-0376Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Echinodermata » Crinozoa » Crinoidea

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Crinoidea Order: Isocrinida Family: Pentacrinidae Genus: Pentacrinus (Say, 1820) Species: Pentacrinus asteriscus (Meek and Hayden, 1858) Eight specimens of star-shaped columnals.

Specifications

Object namePentacrinus asteriscus
IDUNB-2019-0376
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Crinozoa
Class:
Crinoidea
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Jurassic
Epoch:
Middle Jurassic
Age:
Callovian
Numeric age166.1 Mya
OriginCarbon County, Montana, U.S.A.
Pieces8
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 0.7cm x 0.4cm x 0.4cm
  • 0.7cm x 0.5cm x 0.5cm
  • 0.6cm x 0.6cm x 0.6cm
  • 0.7cm x 0.6cm x 0.5cm
  • 0.4cm x 0.5cm x 0.5cm
  • 0.7cm x 0.5cm x 0.5cm
  • 0.7cm x 0.5cm x 0.5cm
  • 0.5cm x 0.5cm x 0.5cm

Map of Origin