crinoid Jimbacrinus bostocki - Early Permian (280 million years old)
found on the lands of the Wajarri people commonly known Gascoyne Junction, Western Australia
Crinoids, sometimes commonly referred to as sea lilies, are animals, not plants. They are echinoderms related to starfish, sea urchins, and brittle stars. Many crinoid traits are like other members of their phylum; such traits include tube feet, radial symmetry, a water vascular system, and appendages in multiples of five (pentameral). They first appeared in the Ordovician (488 million years ago) and some species are still alive today.
140g
