Curated OER
Making Materials for Parts of a Fossil
Students create fossil books to study the process for crinoid fossilization. In this fossils lesson, students color and identify the fossilization process of a crinoid. Students then create a booklet out of the information.
University of California
Ucmp: Introducing Crinoids
This site from University of California is an introduction to crinoids with pictures. Click on another link to learn about the history and ecology, fossils, or morphology.
Other
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc.: Crinoids
Site provides a detailed overview of crinoids, more commonly referred to as "sea lilies" and "feather stars." Content includes a focus on the animal's endoskeleton, feeding, commensalism, habitat, value, forms, and more. Also has great...
Tree of Life Project
The Tree of Life Web Project: Crinoidea
This site from the University of Arizona provides a very thorough information on chrinoidea, including diagrams and pictures.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Types of Fossils
This particular site is part of a larger online exhibit from the Natural History Museum covering various aspects of fossils and fossil research. Here, seven types of fossils are listed and each type is given a picture representation.
Indiana University
Indiana Univ. Bloomington: Reference Documents: Common Fossils of Indiana [Pdf]
A fact card describing five fossils common to Indiana.
Indiana University
Indiana Univ. Bloomington: Geo Notes: Crinoids: Ancient Versus Modern Forms [Pdf]
Presents some facts about crinoids, a marine animal abundant during the Paleozoic Era, with many fossil species present in Indiana. This animal can still be found in the Caribbean Sea today.