Instead, things like ammonites or corals are the most common fossils; and of course, crinoids are a coveted find. Crinoids are often referred to as “sea lilies” even though they’re ...

They want to recognize the fossils of crinoids, which are marine invertebrates abundant in the rock of marine origin underlying the state, as the state's official fossil. The lawmakers ...

The stalked crinoid spends most of its time sitting and catching food with the flowerlike wheel of feathery arms that have earned it and its relatives the nickname sea lilies. Scientists had known ...