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File:Xenocrinus baeri fossil crinoids in fossiliferous limestone (Whitewater Formation, Upper Ordovician; northeastern Warren County, southwestern Ohio, USA) 2 (15115228788).jpg
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Xenocrinus baeri (Meek, 1872) crinoids in fossiliferous limestone from the Ordovician of Ohio, USA. Here's a limestone slab from the Upper Ordovician of southwestern Ohio with dozens of intact crinoids (heads attached to stems). This is a monospecific assemblage of the camerate crinoid Xenocrinus baeri (Meek, 1872) (Animalia, Echinodermata, Crinoidea, Monobathrida, Xenocrinidae). This fossil assemblage represents sudden burial of a crinoid thicket by a storm event. The limestone is channelform, and the surface facing the viewer is the underside (= base of channel). Stratigraphy: Whitewater Formation, upper Richmondian Stage, upper Cincinnatian Series, upper Upper Ordovician Locality: creek cut in northeastern Warren County, southwestern Ohio, USA Crinoids (sea lilies) are sessile, benthic, filter-feeding, stalked echinoderms that are relatively common in the marine fossil record. Crinoids are also a living group, but are relatively uncommon in modern oceans. A crinoid is essentially a starfish-on-a-stick. The stick, or stem, is composed of numerous stacked columnals, like small poker chips. Stems and individual columnals are the most commonly encountered crinoid fossils in the field. Intact, fossilized crinoid heads (crowns, calices, cups) are unusual. Why? Upon death, the crinoid body starts disintegrating very rapidly. The soft tissues holding the skeletal pieces together decay and the skeleton falls apart. |
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| Source | Xenocrinus baeri fossil crinoids in fossiliferous limestone (Whitewater Formation, Upper Ordovician; northeastern Warren County, southwestern Ohio, USA) 2 |
| Author | James St. John |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by jsj1771 at https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/15115228788. It was reviewed on 6 May 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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