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Cryptoblastus melo Age: Mississippian Formation: Burlington Formation Location: Ralls County, Missouri Size: Plate is 3 inches tall This specimen is not for sale Click here for similar specimens that are for sale
This is an unusual multiple specimen of Cryptoblastus melo from the Mississippian of Missouri. There are FOUR large Cryptoblastus blastoids on the plate. This is not an uncommon blastoid, but a plate with so many is quite unusual. The melon-shaped blastoids are very inflated and exhibit fine detail. The plate structure is well defined and the thin ambulacra are easily seen. There is also a Platycrinites calyx on the plate (lower left). The off-white fossils contrast nicely with the brownish-orange matrix. The fossils are nicely positioned on the squared plate of limestone. This is a very displayable plate of Cryptoblastus melo from the famous Burlington Formation.