Re: paleonet Crinoids and Brachiopods

["Hans Hess" <hans.hess@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Carl,
also to be more precise: if "known" refers to published evidence (see the 
Ausich & Lane paper), yes, fossil crinoids were "known" before living 
representatives. However, I would bet that Romans knew living feather stars.
Best wishes, Hans.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Mehling" <cosm@amnh.org>
To: <paleonet@nhm.ac.uk>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 5:33 PM
Subject: Fwd: paleonet Crinoids and Brachiopods


> Apparently, I was a bit vague, so to clarify: what I meant to ask was, 
> were crinoids and/or brachiopods known to science as fossils before they 
> were discovered to still be living today, as is the case with the 
> coelacanth.
> Thanks,
> Carl
>
>>Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:33:34 -0500
>>To: paleonet@nhm.ac.uk
>>From: Carl Mehling <cosm@amnh.org>
>>Subject: paleonet Crinoids and Brachiopods
>>
>>Can someone tell me if crinoids were another one of those groups known as 
>>fossils before they were found extant? How about brachiopods?
>>Thanks,
>>Carl
>>
>>
>>Carl Mehling
>>Fossil Amphibian, Reptile, and Bird Collections
>>Division of Paleontology
>>American Museum of Natural History
>>Central Park West @79th Street
>>New York, NY  10024
>>(212) 769-5849
>>Fax: (212) 769-5842
>>cosm@amnh.org
>>
>>
>
> Carl Mehling
> Fossil Amphibian, Reptile, and Bird Collections
> Division of Paleontology
> American Museum of Natural History
> Central Park West @79th Street
> New York, NY  10024
> (212) 769-5849
> Fax: (212) 769-5842
> cosm@amnh.org
>
>
>