Fiann Smithwick

Fiann Smithwick Instagram – Christmas tree crinoid! This is part of an amazing crinoid fossil from the Jurassic Coast that is preserved with a layer of iron pyrite on the surface that gives it a natural golden shine.
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The structures in this photo are the cirri, tentacle-like features that the animal used to cling to other crinoids in the colony and the substrate.
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