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| Very Rare Gilmore City Crinoids and Starfish |
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| Stock Number CCGC69 |
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Name:
Gilmore City Crinoids and Starfish
Age: Mississippian
Formation: Gilmore City Formation
Location: Gilmore City, Iowa
Size: Plate is 3.4 inches tall
This specimen is not for sale
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Here is a very rare plate of fossils from Gilmore City, Iowa. This classic location has been closed to collecting for a number of years, ever since some drunken fool drove his car over the wall of the quarry. However, we have acquired a lot of crinoids from a local collector who had them stashed away for decades. The plate has THREE DIFFERENT crinoids preserved (Eretmocrinus tentor, Cercidocrinus fimbria, and Dichocrinus multiplex). ALL of the crinoids are beautifully displayed, with LONG stems present on all of the crinoids. There is also what seems to be a fossil starfish at the top of the plate. The fossil echinoderms have great color and contrast and are naturally positioned on the large plate of limestone. This is a very collectible fossil from a classic locality that is now closed to collecting. (The red dots are used for identification.)
This fossil was collected and obtained legally, and is also being sold legally.
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