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Rare Star-Shaped Blastoid - Orophocrinus
BLASTOIDS
Stock Number SB025

Name:   Orophocrinus stelliformis
Age:  Mississippian
Formation:  Burlington Formation
Location:  Ralls County, Missouri
Size:  Blastoid is 1.3 inches across!
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This is a very unusual specimen of two different blastoids from the Mississippian of Missouri. In the middle of the plate is a HUGE example of Orophocrinus stelliformis. This beautiful, star-shaped blastoid is highly prized by the local collectors - it is a lucky day indeed when one of these blastoids is unearthed! On the both sides of the slab are examples of Cryptoblastus melo, a very different type of blastoid. These melon-shaped echinoderms are robust and exhibit good plate structure. The off-white colored fossils contrast nicely with the orangish-brown matrix. They are all well positioned on the dome-shaped plate of limestone that is loaded with other echinoderm fragments. This is a true collector specimen of two different blastoids from the Lower Burlington Formation.