Researchers discovered Endoxocrinus kexuei, a new crinoid species, in the South China Sea, living on cold seep habitats over 2,700 feet deep.

Crinoid fossils are most commonly found in limestone deposits that were once ancient seabeds. These fossils often consist of ...

As a kid in Iowa, I found crinoid stems. Most people pick them up when they see them; to them they’re really quite interesting. To someone like me, though, ...

In short, drop off the stem of the Crinoid, and depress its calyx to form a flat disk, and we have an Ophiuran; expand that disk, and let it merge gradually in the arms, and we have a Star-Fish ...

The crinoid has between 20 and 22 arms that can reach up to 5.5 inches long, according to the study. The animal’s stalk is shorter than its arms, about 2.5 inches long, researchers said.

The crinoid has between 20 and 22 arms that can reach up to 5.5 inches long, according to the study. The animal’s stalk is shorter than its arms, about 2.5 inches long, researchers said.

The crinoid was likely from the Palaeozoic era, making it between 250 and 500 million years old. ... "Crinoids have a stem which is anchored to or resting on the seafloor, ...

Today’s photograph is for you paleo-geeks … this nice crinoid stem is from a formation I forget the name of along the western flank of the Sacramento Mountains in New Mexico. If you have some ...

Born with a stem that they shed in adulthood, feather stars can have as few as five arms and as many as 200. Their appendages are used to catch food, making these animals filter feeders.

Holdfasts from very young crinoids that lived 450 million years ago, fossilized in iron oxide. An international team of researchers discovered the tiny fossils, measuring one to four millimeters ...

dianesmith@star-telegram.com. Updated March 31, 2015 2:06 PM. ... When Anna was 9, she found a dime-sized fossil called a Crinoid Stem at Mineral Wells Fossil Park.