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340 million years ago, a warm, shallow ocean covered most of what is now Indiana, USA. This era was known as the Mississippian or "The Age of Crinoids." Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, is world renowned the most famous localities for Crinoids, in fact it may be properly called classical Crinoidal ground, having been visited frequently by collectors, geologists and paleontologists, and having furnished the best material for the study of subcarboniferous.

This specimen measures ~ 6-1/2"  x  4-1/2"

It has exceptional detail along its entire anatomy. The stalk is very well preserved. And, the roots, extending from the stalk are nicely detailed as well.