Megistocrinus regularis

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Crinoidea Subclass: Camerata Family: Batocrinidae Genus: Megistocrinus (Owen and Shumard, 1852) Species: Megistocrinus regularis (Wood, 1904) Three specimens of the calyx with two specimens having partially visible basal plates. One specimen has a visible stem facet.

Specifications

Object nameMegistocrinus regularis
IDUNB-2019-0550
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Crinozoa
Class:
Crinoidea
Subclass:
Camerata
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Devonian
Epoch:
Middle Devonian
Numeric age393.3 Mya
OriginThunder Bay Quarry, Aplena, Michigan, U.S.A.
Pieces4
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 4.1cm x 4cm x 2.6cm
  • 3.5cm x 3.2cm x 2.6cm
  • 3.8cm x 3.7cm x 3cm
  • 3.5cm x 3.3cm x 2.8cm

Map of Origin