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Description: | Specimen of a crinoid (sea lily), Cyathocrinites ramosus, collected from the Ford Formation (reef facies) of Late Permian, Zechstein (Durham Province), EZ1 age from Claxheugh Quarry, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear (NE England).
Cyathocrinites ramosus was a crinoid (sea lily). It is an animal related to sea urchins and star fish, but looks a bit like a plant, hence the name. The tiny disc shaped fossils that are joined together in sections made up the long, flexible stem which was attached to the sea floor. At the top of this was the cup, which contained the internal organs. The arms, at the top of the cup, are rarely preserved in Permian rocks.
The specimen was found in NE England.
It is from the Permian period (290 - 248 million years ago) | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Subjects: | Crinoidea Classification: Animalia Echinodermata Invertebrata | Temporal: | Permian period (290 - 248 million years ago) | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/geofinder/se... | Go to resource |
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