Crinoid - Fossilised animal - 38 cm - 29 cm

Beautiful, enormous specimen of a crinoid from Morocco.
These marine animals were among the first living forms to inhabit the planet.
Discovered in the northwestern Sahara.
Crinoids are a class of echinoderms, the sole class of the subphylum Crinozoa.
The class comprises 648 living species and over 5,000 fossil species.
They are commonly known as sea lilies or feather stars.