Bucucrinus saccusCamerata, Family Rhodocrnitidae Geological Time: Early Silurian (~435 Million Years Ago) Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Crinoid fossil is 85 mm long by 28 mm across by 25 mm high (maximum) on a 120 mm by 95 mm matrix Fossil Site: Goeland Formation, Sept Iles, Quebec, Canada Fossil Code: MMT180 Price: Sold
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Canada. This is a rare
example opf Bucucrinus saccus, a recently described crinoid from
the Sept Iles region of Quebec. Most are only known from fragmentary
material, so one as complete as this is most unsual. The matrix
is incredibly difficult to work with; indeed this one took some
FIFTY hours to prepare. I am sure you would agree that the work
was well worth it, displaying the baglike calyx for which the
species was named in all its three dimensional glory. Note too
the fine pinnules with which the crinoid filtered its food from
the water column. See my other listings for a fine multiple assemblage
of another crinoid from the region. To my knowledge neither has
been offered previously.
