Phil's crinoids

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October 2011

This fantastic crinoid was found by our palaeontologist Phil Davidson on one of our Fossil Hunting Walks.

"It wasn't much to look at to start with as it was covered in hard grey limestone, but I noticed a few small stars at one end and immediately knew that it was a crinoid"

Alex Moore from The Forge Fossil Shop in Charmouth painstakingly prepared this fossil. It took over a month to expose the delicate arms from the hard limestone.

This crinoid is now on display in our 'Recent Finds' cabinet at the Centre. Click here for more information about crinoids