“My reaction was surprise.” An examination of the cleaned-up fossil revealed that it was a regurgitated meal consisting of the two crinoids, a relative of the modern-day sea starfish. Experts ...

The predator was attempting to eat sea lilies, also called crinoids. The deep-sea creatures, which could be mistaken for plants, still exist today. The fossil also appears to contain bryozoans ...

Crinoids, often referred to as sea lilies or feather stars, are marine animals that belong to the class Crinoidea within the phylum Echinodermata. They have a rich evolutionary history dating back ...

These aquatic, plant-like animals related to sea stars and sea urchins are formally called crinoids. In the fossil, the hard-to-digest bits of sea lily were encompassed in chalk. Essentially ...

The predator was attempting to eat sea lilies, also called crinoids. The deep-sea creatures, which could be mistaken for plants, still exist today. The fossil also appears to contain bryozoans, Olsen ...