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| Beautiful, Star-Shaped Orophocrinus Blastoid |
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BLASTOIDS
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| Stock Number XIBL708 |
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Name:
Orophocrinus stelliformis
Age: Mississippian
Formation: Burlington Formation
Location: Ralls County, Missouri
Size: Plate is 3 inches tall
This is a very interesting specimen of two different echinoderms from the Mississippian of Missouri. In the center of the plate is a wonderful example of Orophocrinus stelliformis. This beautiful, star-shaped blastoid is highly prized by the local collectors - it is a lucky day for the collector when one of these blastoids is found. Next to the Orophocrinus is a nice example of Agaricocrinus brevis, a type of crinoid. This distinct echinoderm is very robust and exhibits good plate structure. The white fossils contrast nicely with the orangish-brown matrix. The echinoderms are well positioned on the natural plate of limestone that contains many other fossil fragments. This is a very fine specimen of a blastoid and a crinoid from the Burlington Formation.
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