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WITNESSES OF THE PASTCRINOIDS & MESOZOIC
FLOATING SEA LILY
Dramatic, stunning, and sophisticated subtle gold plays against the distinctive dark grey Holzmaden shale. At first glance, a prehistoric flower earning the name sea lily, crinoids were actually echinoids, related to starfish and sea urchins. Floating along the prehistoric sea attached to driftwood, crinoids would feed with feather like tentacles, resembling a flowerhead. The beauty of the crinoid form is heightened by a layer of pyrite mineralization adding a luxurious gold hue. Disappearing into a complementary custom steel frame, this show stopper is ready to grace the walls of the finest space.
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Seirocrinus subangularis
Lower Jurassic - 185 Million Years Ago
Holzmaden (Germany)
L 40 x D 2 x H 76 in (L 102 x D 6 x H 192 cm)
405 lb / 184 kg
Price: Ask for quotation
Item code: GD-D1008W
Item code: GD-D1008W
CRINOIDS COUPLE
A sophisticated interplay of subtle gold against the distinctive dark grey Holzmaden shale, this pair of crinoids forever floats through the ancient seas. At first glance, a prehistoric flower earning the name sea lily, crinoids were actually echinoids, related to starfish and sea urchins. Floating along the prehistoric sea attached to driftwood, crinoids would feed with feather like tentacles, resembling a flowerhead. The beauty of the crinoid form is heightened by a layer of pyrite mineralization adding a luxurious gold hue. Disappearing into a complementary custom steel frame, this dramatic stunner will fascinate every onlooker.
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Seirocrinus subangularis
Lower Jurassic - 185 Million Years Ago
Holzmaden (Germany)
L 32 x D 2 x H 59 in (L 82 x D 5 x H 150 cm)
264 lb / 120 kg
Price: Ask for quotation
Item code: GD-D1047W
Item code: GD-D1047W
HORSESHOE CRAB WITH TRACKS
A trek across the Jurassic sea, this remarkable trackway ends with a well-preserved horseshoe crab in the gentle beiges of the distinctive Solnhofen limestone. These prehistoric, marine arthropods are actually not crabs, and more closely related to scorpions and spiders. Skillfully prepared in the delicate matrix, nearly 3 feet of this creature’s final journey are forever captured. Anchored by a custom ebony base, a piece of the dynamic, mysterious ancient sea suitable for the most discerning collector.
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Mesolimulus walchii sp.
Upper Jurassic - 155 Million Years Ago
Solnhofen (Germany)
L 28 x D 20 x H 65 in (L 70 x D 50 x H 165 cm)
99 lb / 45 kg
Price: $36,000.00
Item code: GD-L1094W
Item code: GD-L1094W
SUPERB DRAGONFLY
Gossamer wings captured in the gentle beiges of the distinctive Solnhofen limestone, this dragonfly is a beautiful contrast of the ethereal in stone. Such fragile specimens are rarely preserved in the fossil record due to the extraordinary conditions required for fossilization. Skillfully prepared in the delicate matrix, with a wingspan of nearly seven inches, a striking naturally occurring dendrite of grey crosses the dragonfly adding to the aesthetic value. Enhanced on a custom ebony base, the airy, otherworldly nature of the dragonfly is a lovely focal point.
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Aeschnogomphus sp.
Upper Jurassic - 155 Million Years Ago
Solnhofen (Germany)
L 20 x D 10 x H 30 in (L 50 x D 25 x H 76 cm)
41 lb / 19 kg
Price: $15,000.00
Item code: GD-L1106W
Item code: GD-L1106W
“It seems to me that we all look at Nature too much, and live with her too little”
- Oscar Wilde
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