Crinoids from Charmouth and Lyme Regis, UK

Crinoids from Charmouth and Lyme Regis, UK

These are fragments of ancient fossilised remains of sea creatures known as Crinoids.

These pieces were all collected around the Jurassic Coast of Charmouth or Lyme Regis in the UK. These mortality plates are some of the more uncommon fossils to find, compared to Ammonites and Belemnites; single Crinoid stems are easy to find almost anywhere!

We sell a few different pieces; they are all broken off larger pieces. Unfortunately, they are often broken when found.

Our current stock includes:

• #1 - 30.4x7.2x6MM - a single well preserved Crinoid from Charmouth, Dorset.
• #5 - 100x98x18MM - a large Calcite piece from Lyme Regis with excellent details, containing numerous fossils, including partial calyx and head. This is most likely Pentacrinites sp.

Image credits:

• Diagram showing the anatomy of a Crinoid courtesy of William I. Ausich via Wikimedia Commons.
• Photo showing a modern Crinoid courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the USA, via Wikimedia Commons.