Sympathetically framed Sea Lillies

Close up of preservation detail

Mounting of the fossil within the frame

Large sea lilly slab Crinoid scyphocrinus elegans

Product description

Age: Silurian (400m years old)

Fossil site: Morocco Crinoid beds, N. Africa

Description: This is a large group of camerate Crinoids wellnflated with various cups composed of many stellate plates. Crinoids have graced the oceans for more than 500m years, and are part of a large group of marine invertebrate animals known as echinoderms. They are commonly called sea lilies, because they resemble plants more than animals. Crinoids filtered plankton from sea water and although thought to be extinct, can still be found today at great depths off the coast of Norway.
 
A stunning display of these unusual creatures, and a real talking point in the home or office 

Fossil: 33cm x 31cm
Frame: 67.5cm x 67.5cm
Weight: 18kg