Pentrimites robustus, blastoid


Side view of a specimen from the Carboniferous (Mississipian), Illinois, USA - length 4 cm. Blastoids are extinct marine invertabrates belonging to the Phylum Echinodermata. Commonly known as 'Fossil Rose Buds'.


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