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Cryptoblastus melo Age: Mississippian Formation: Burlington Formation Location: Hannibal, Missouri Size: Plate is 2.3 inches across This specimen is not for sale Click here for similar specimens that are for sale
Here is a very nice echinoderm from the Mississippian of Missouri. The slab has a very nice Cryptoblastus sayi blastoid preserved. This 3-dimensional blastoid shows the thin ambulacra quite nicely. The radial-deltoid sutures are easily seen. The fossil has very nice detail preserved. The whitish-colored fossil contrasts wonderfully with the orangish matrix that contains MANY other fossil fragments. This is a very distinct specimen of an uncommon echinoderm from the Burlington Formation.