r/Weird • u/TheOddityCollector • 2d ago

This cluster of fossilised creatures look like they came from another planet

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u/UFI420 2d ago

They look like the octopus robots from The Matrix

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u/SerTidy 2d ago

Thought the exact same.

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u/billshermanburner 2d ago edited 2d ago

Crinoid. There are still some versions of them alive in spots in the ocean. OLD species. Have made it through many mass extinctions. Mostly all I’ve ever found is just the calyx or the stem stalk pieces, takes some skill to get the whole thing out of the rock like that (normally found in certain limestone formation if I’m remembering correctly).

Aka “sea lily”

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u/Single-Builder-632 2d ago

Aka "sea facehugger".

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u/lothgar 2d ago

This will be my new insult word. The next time someone pisses me off I'm calling them a crinoid.

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u/Glitter_jellyfish 2d ago

The real MVP. Thank you. I was hoping the answer would be here.

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u/cannyo 1d ago

Omg!! THANK YOU so much for this! I chipped these out of the White Desert/Sahara last year and had no clue what they were!! Happy to know their name now ☺️