里阿斯統（一億八千萬年前） 德國霍爾茨馬登海百合化石

the grey fossilised sea lily elegantly presented in a dark grey stone slab suffused with a dense network of white inclusions, the flower-shaped crown centred near the top above a long freely undulating stalk attached to a chunk of wood 

Very good quality of preservation. Please note that the overall dimensions are 180 by 95 cm., 70 7/8 by 37 3/8 in., as opposed to what is stated in the catalogue.
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此海百合造型優雅，美態永留化石之上，讓我們得以一窺史前海底植被的夢幻景象，它神秘隱蔽，上下倒置而浮，根部與海面的漂浮物質相連，故以往只有海洋生物才可一睹其真貌。此品盡顯海洋生物之綺麗，由化石完好保存下來。

此海百合花瓣展開的形態格外動人，彌足珍貴，化石表面有一層黃鐵礦薄膜，在天然深沉石板的襯托下晶瑩發亮。