Ausichicrinites

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Ausichicrinites zelenskyyi
Temporal range: 145–145 
Ma
↓
Tithonian, Late Jurassic
Fossil of Ausichicrinites zelenskyyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Crinoidea
Order:
Comatulida
Family:
Solanocrinitidae
Genus:
†Ausichicrinites
Species:
†A. zelenskyyi
Binomial name
† Ausichicrinites zelenskyyi
Salamon et. al., 2022

Ausichicrinites is a

Russian invasion of Ukraine which was ongoing at the time of its description. A. zelenskyyi is also known to be the first Jurassic comatulid to come from the African continent and is the first nearly complete feather star fossil. The species showed a few similarities with Mesozoic Solanocrinitidae but also shows a close resemblance with the modern family group Zygometridae.[3][4]

Based on the near complete fossil of A. zelenskyyi, the species was 2 inches in diameter and had ten foot long large arms and many ring-like appendages near the base to grip the substrate. The arms were used to filter feed food from the water by exposing its arms and letting the food move to it. Ausichicrinites zelenskyyi also may have been able to shed its arms similar to lizards.[5]

References

  1. PMID 35875469
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  2. ^ Bressan, David. "Fossil Named After Ukraine's President Zelenskyy". Forbes. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Feather Star from Jurassic Period Named after President Zelenskyy | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6080837.v2. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help
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  5. ^ Kitanovska, Simona (2022-07-20). "Ancient fossil creature named after Ukraine's President Zelensky". Newsweek. Retrieved 2022-07-28.

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