Fiann Smithwick Instagram – A large 3D crinoid head from the Jurassic Coast. Examples like this are rare and very hard to find due to their delicate preservation. At over 20 cm across, this is also about as big as a single head gets with these Jurassic Coast examples.
Around 196 million years old.
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Crinoids are echinoderms and close relatives of starfish and sea urchins. They still live in today’s oceans.
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