Instead, things like ammonites or corals are the most common fossils; and of course, crinoids are a coveted find. Crinoids are often referred to as “sea lilies” even though they’re ...

The predator was attempting to eat sea lilies, also called crinoids. The deep-sea creatures, which could be mistaken for plants, still exist today. The fossil also appears to contain bryozoans ...

“My reaction was surprise.” An examination of the cleaned-up fossil revealed that it was a regurgitated meal consisting of the two crinoids, a relative of the modern-day sea starfish. Experts ...

do not differ much from living species”. It’s these observations that led him to propose the term “living fossil”. Crinoids are known from at least the Devonian (359-419 million years ago ...

A plant of sorts?" one questioned. Geoscience Australia, an official government agency, said the fossil is "probably an echinoderm, and most likely a crinoid", a subset of echinoderms.