Crinoid Fossil Plate - 1.762" availablesoon such as this piece

such as this piece

and then suddenly

it is believed to have been covered in feathers and possibly capable of flight

The living fossil was saved from extinction and today can be found all over the world

which were arranged in a tight structure called a dental battery

Crinoid Fossil Plate - 1.762" availablesoon such as this pieceCrinoids are an incredible group of aquatic animals that attach themselves to the seafloor and filter feeds with beautiful feathered arms. These creatures are echinoids, an ancient and varied group of life. Crinoids emerged in the fossil record over 541,000,000 years ago and some species still exist to this day. This specimen is a 1. 762" crinoid fossil plate that dates to about 323,000,000 to 331,000,000 years old. It comes from the Bangor Limestone