Crinoid fossil. Fossilised remains of a crinoid, a type of echinoderm marine animal. The calyx is at right and the feeding arms at left. This fossil w

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Crinoid fossil. Fossilised remains of a crinoid, a type of echinoderm marine animal. The calyx is at right and the feeding arms at left. This fossil was found in the Jura mountains, Canton of Jura, Switzerland.

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