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Good point. I always read "known" in quotes since it really means "scientifically recognized." At 12:11 PM 11/6/2006, you wrote: >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 >> >> > > > 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
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