Crinoids, often referred to as sea lilies or feather stars, are marine animals that belong to the class Crinoidea within the phylum Echinodermata. They have a rich evolutionary history dating back ...

Despite this catastrophic loss, crinoids managed to rebound during the Mesozoic Era, the age of dinosaurs. However, they never regained their former dominance. Instead, they adapted to new ...

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 ...

All of Earth’s creatures have the potential to slowly fossilize, making them discoverable after millions of years to be studied and entered into the annals of science. That includes those that ...