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Description: | The Carpocrinus simplex crinoid theca (head) has been partially broken at the base, but the arms are well preserved. A solitary stem ossicle is present cemented to the arms. The crystalline limestone (biosparite) matrix is rich in fossil fragments. CB 17/2/11
Original label on (stamp paper, purple margin) `Carpocrinus simplex Castle Hill Dudley 1892'.
A fossil crinoid head called Carpocrinus simplex from Dudley. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Fossils Geology Palaeontology Dr Fraser Collection | Temporal: | Silurian - Wenlock - Homerian | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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