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Published: 2017-10-28 23:36:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 746; Favourites: 11; Downloads: 0
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Description Reconstruction of the crinoid echinoderm, Eretmocrinus remibrachiatus, from Carboniferous Indiana
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Comments: 7

Libra1010 [2017-11-05 12:29:03 +0000 UTC]

 A very beautiful image of a curiously-lonely looking life-form. 

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avancna In reply to Libra1010 [2017-11-05 17:36:38 +0000 UTC]

Intact heads are considered highly desirable additions to fossil collections

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Libra1010 In reply to avancna [2017-11-06 17:22:13 +0000 UTC]

 Intact heads are doubtless much appreciated by those still lucky enough to keep them on their shoulders to boot! 

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avancna In reply to Libra1010 [2017-11-09 17:59:23 +0000 UTC]

Yes.  Allegedly, stalked crinoids can survive decapitation, though, never long enough to regrow their head-body.

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Libra1010 In reply to avancna [2017-11-10 21:31:49 +0000 UTC]

 It never ceases to astonish me how TOUGH life can be when it comes to cheating death for that little while longer. 

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avancna In reply to Libra1010 [2017-11-17 16:36:30 +0000 UTC]

The Black Knight had nothing on those guys

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Libra1010 In reply to avancna [2017-11-19 11:08:33 +0000 UTC]

 Someday Humanity shall find a particularly enduring form of alien life and name it Pythonia - it is Known. 

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