Rare 350-Million-Year-Old Crinoid Sea Lily Discovered, Confirmed by British Geological Survey

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350-Million-Year-Old 'Smiling' Fossil Stuns Experts on Holy Island

मुस्कारते हुए इस पत्थर की खोज ने वैज्ञानिकों को हैरान किया है.

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News18•20-02-2026, 01:26

350-Million-Year-Old 'Smiling' Fossil Stuns Experts on Holy Island

•A 350-million-year-old fossil resembling smiling teeth was found on Holy Island, England.
•Discovered by Christine Clark of the British Geological Survey (BGS), it's a crinoid columnal, an ancient marine animal.
•Crinoids, also known as 'sea lilies', first appeared 500 million years ago and are among Earth's oldest complex animals.
•The unique 'mouth-like' shape formed as the crinoid's flexible stem split lengthwise and twisted over millions of years.
•Locally, these fossils are called 'Cuddy's Beads' or 'St Cuthbert's beads', with historical religious significance.

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