A beautiful, Mississippian age Phanocrinus from the hard, unforgiving limestone of Alabama! This specimen is nicely inflated with the stem attached. It’s a bit of work to prepare these crinoids due to the matrix hardness and the softness of the fossilized crinoids. Definitely worth the time as they are quite beautiful. www.StormbedPaleo.com . . . #trilobite #fossil #nature #naturalhistory #museum #rare #trilobites #exploration #history #marinebiology #arthropod #stormbed #geology #rocks #paleont