Pentacrinites sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Crinoidea Subclass: Articulata Order: Isocrinida Family: Pentacrinitidae Genus: Pentacrinites (Blumenbach, 1804) Eight specimen of various sizes of stems with prominent star-shaped columnals.

Specifications

Object namePentacrinites sp.
IDUNB-2019-0501
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Crinozoa
Class:
Crinoidea
Subclass:
Articulata
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Triassic to Jurassic
Numeric age251.902 - 201.3 Mya
OriginUnknown
Pieces8
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.2cm x 1cm x 1cm
  • 1.4cm x 1cm x 0.8cm
  • 0.9cm x 1cm x 0.8cm
  • 0.6cm x 1cm x 0.8cm
  • 1.1cm x 0.5cm x 0.5cm
  • 0.8cm x 0.6cm x 0.6cm
  • 0.6cm x 0.6cm x 0.6cm
  • 1cm x 0.9cm x 0.9cm