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| Unusual Plate with Four Gilmore City Crinoids |
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GILMORE CITY
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| Stock Number CCGC98 |
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Name:
Eretmocrinus tentor, Dichocrinus multiplex
Age: Mississippian
Formation: Gilmore City Formation
Location: Gilmore City, Iowa
Size: Plate is 4.3 inches across
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Here is a nice multiple crinoid plate 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 two fine Eretmocrinus tentor (the larger crinoids) and two Dichocrinus multiplex preserved on the plate. The crinoids are beautifully displayed, with stems present, which is very unusual. The fossil echinoderms have great color and contrast and are naturally positioned on the rectangular plate of limestone. This is a fine crinoid multiple from a classic locality that is now closed to collecting. (The red dots are used for identification.)
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