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Definition of Encrinite

Encrinite
Encrinite En"cri*nite, n. [Gr. ? in + ? a lily: cf. F. encrinite.] (Paleon.) A fossil crinoid, esp. one belonging to, or resembling, the genus Encrinus. Sometimes used in a general sense for any crinoid.

Meaning of Encrinite from wikipedia

- Encrinites are a type of grain-supported bioclastic sedimentary rock in which all or most of the grains are crinoid ossicles. In older literature, the...
- Encrinite within the Carmel Formation (Middle Jur****ic) exposed at Mt. Carmel Junction, Utah....
- Ohio, where the unit has escaped dolomitization, the Br****field is an encrinite biosparite with numerous crinoid species. Close view of Br****field Formation...
- fossil plants including Lepidodendron, Poacites resembling leaves, and Encrinite. Another stratum lower down the cliff is of pebbles of a greenish sandstone...
- in sedimentary rocks.[citation needed] Rocks of this nature are called encrinites. Crinoidea has been accepted as a distinct clade of echinoderms since...
- mounting specimens. A New Trilobite (Ceratocephala ceralepta) (1838) Fossil Encrinite (1838) Description of a New Fossil (Calymene Bucklandii) (1839) Descriptions...
- the M****one Oolite (marginal calcarenitic bodies), the Fanes Piccola Encrinite (condensed deposits and emerged lands), the Lombadian Basin Medolo Group...
- limestone with inclusions of mineral s****, corals, and sea lilies (encrinites). The village is home to Myachkovo Airport and Autodrom Moscow circuit...
- Formation Jur****ic Erice Formation Jur****ic Esino Formation Tri****ic Fanes Encrinite Formation Jur****ic Fluminimaggiore Formation Devonian, Silurian Fonzaso...
- Paleontology, v. 53(2), pp 399-415 [265] Phillips, J., 1839. Chapter 48. Encrinites and zoophytes of the Silurian System. In: Murchison, R. T., The Silurian...