Where to Find Crinoids?

Crinoids are common fossils in the Silurian rocks of Shropshire, the early Carboniferous rocks of Derbyshire and Yorkshire and the Jurassic rocks of the Dorset and Yorkshire coasts.

Where are crinoids found?

By far the most common crinoid fossils are the stem pieces. These are abundant in eastern Kansas limestones and shales. Only occasionally is the cuplike calyx found. Kansas, however, is home to a spectacular and rare fossil crinoid called Uintacrinus, which was preserved in its entirety.

How do I know if I have crinoids?

Crinoids are echinoderms related to starfish, sea urchins, and brittle stars. Like other members of their phylum they are spinny skinned, have a five-sided or pentaradial symmetry as adults and a calcium carbonate endoskeleton.