Fossil Information (Phanerozoic Eon)
| ID: | 478 |
| Fossil Type: | Animal |
| Fossil Description: | Petrified Crinoid (Sea Lily) stem (prehistoric) |
| Status: | Extinct |
| Relative Size: | Small (fragment) |
| Class: | Crinoidea (Miller, 1821) |
| Order: | Cladida, Flexibilia, Camerata, or Disparida |
| Scientific Name (Genus species): | Crinoidea sp. (Miller, 1821) |
| Era/Period: | Cenozoic/Tertiary |
| Epoch/Age: | Miocene/Eocene |
| MYA: | 5 to 23/55 |
| Discovery Location (Water, Land): | Atlantic Ocean, Manasquan River Inlet |
| Discovery Location (City, ST): | Manasquan, NJ |
| Discovery Location (County): | Monmouth |
| Deepest Formation: | Manasquan |
| Color: | Grey |
| Dimensions: | 0.25"OD |
| Comments: | Petrified stem is comprised of layered discs, called plates (early Ordovician to Recent) |
| Collector Name: | RLD |
| Image Filename 1: | DSCF4158.jpg |
| Image Filename 2: | DSCF4157.jpg |