Tag Archive for 'Sea lily'

Some of the exquisitely preserved 167-million-year-old echinoderms from the Cotswolds area, England. Image credit: Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London.

Paleontologists Find Thousands of Jurassic-Period Echinoderm Fossils

Jul 29, 2021 by News Staff

Over 1,000 perfectly-preserved echinoderm specimens dating back 167 million years (Jurassic period) have been excavated in a quarry in the Cotswolds area...

Uintacrinus socialis from the Niobrara Formation, Kansas, United States. Image credit: James St. John / CC BY 2.0.

Paleontologists Find Strange Ball-Like Structures in 80-Million-Year-Old Fossils

May 14, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

A team of paleontologists from Australia and the UK has found fullerene-like structures in Cretaceous-period crinoids, marine animals related to starfish,...

Newly discovered species of sea lily. Image credit: Charles Messing.

Scientist Discovers New Species of Sea Lily, Auctioning Off Naming Rights on eBay

Dec 18, 2014 by News Staff

Prof Charles Messing from the Nova Southeastern University’s Oceanographic Center is auctioning off the naming rights on eBay to a new species of...