39K views · 1.2K reactions | Look! We got a new Crinoid today! This feather star was just added to the coral reef exhibit in Expedition: Asia. #LLPA #Crinoid #FeatherStar | The Living Planet Aquarium | Facebook

Feather stars are part of phylum Echinodermata (along with sea urchins, sea stars, brittle stars and sea cucumbers) and the class Crinoidea (which only includes feather stars & sea lilies). These animals have a long history, first appearing in the fossil record about 300 million years before the dinosaurs during the Cambrian period! They use their feathery fringed arms to capture plankton and other little bits of food that drift by them. Like sea stars, feather stars can regrow their limbs if lo

32K views · 176 reactions | An unstalked crinoid, known as a "feather star fish" | Trackimo | Facebook

Prepare to meet one of the most beautiful fossils ever. A spectacular crinoid colony. This Jurassic giant measures over 100 square metres and took 18 years to prepare! It comes from Holzmaden, Germany, and is on display at the excellent Urwelt-Museum Hauff. This was one of the 50 fossils featured in my book, "LOCKED IN TIME", illustrated by Bob Nicholls Art. | Dr Dean Lomax - Palaeontologist

Fossil crinoid from Charmouth Kayleigh prepared today | Charmouth Fossils