39K views · 1.2K reactions | Look! We got a new Crinoid today! This feather star was just added to the coral reef exhibit in Expedition: Asia. #LLPA #Crinoid #FeatherStar | The Living Planet Aquarium | Facebook

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this crinoid, also known as a 'feather star' are rarely seen swimming | Raw and savage.

Described by scientists as living fossils, these mesmerizing invertebrates date back about 200 million years. | National Geographic

Despite their resemblance to plants, feather stars are are echinoderms – marine animals characterized by their radial symmetry, and hard, spiny endoskeleton. Other members of the phylum Echinodermata include starfish, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea lilies. Feather stars use their fringed arms for swimming and to capture plankton and other little bits of food that drift by them. Like sea stars, feather stars can regrow their limbs if lost to predation! 🎥 : Matthew Kaplan (IG: @matthewunderwa

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Here is a piece of crinoid that I found along the Jurassic Coast, Dorset 😀🌊⭐️💫 #fossils #fossil #crinoid #star #ammonite #ammonites #pyrite #ancient #curiosity #nature #photography #natural #history #naturalhistory #jurassic #coast #jurassiccoast #beach #stones #rocks #sea #maryanning #dinosaur #palaeontology #geology #dorset #charmouth #charmouthbeach #lymeregis #fascinatingfossils | Fascinating Fossils