Crinoids were prehistoric animals that looked like flowers. Their bodies were pear shaped and covered with plates. Attached to the top of this body were feeding arms that waved in water currents to grab food particles that floated by. These...
This large block of Indiana limestone contains the remains of a living colony of animals that lived well over 300 million years ago. The most abundant of these fossils are ancient creatures known as crinoids. Crinoids are animals that still exist...
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This section of Indiana limestone contains the remains of an ancient sea creature over 300 million years old. Called a crinoid, these animals exist today. They are related to starfish, and root themselves to the sea floor in order to gently filter...
