Rhodocrinus douglassi

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Crinoidea Subclass: Camerata Order: Diplobrathrida Family: Rhodocrinitidae Genus: Rhodocrinus (Miller, 1821) Species: Rhodocrinus douglassi (Miller and Gurly, 1897) Two specimens of calyxes with prominent basal plates and visible stem facet and part of the stem. The flattened specimen has small visible pinnules.

Specifications

Object nameRhodocrinus douglassi
IDUNB-2019-0543
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Crinozoa
Class:
Crinoidea
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous to Early Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Mississipian to Mississippian
Epoch:
Lower Mississipian
Age:
Tournasian to Kinderhookian
Numeric age358 - 358 Mya
OriginGilmore City, Iowa, U.S.A.
Pieces2
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 2.3cm x 2cm x 1.3cm
  • 2.9cm x 2.3cm x 0.8cm

Map of Origin