“I think this will indeed be a very valuable resource.” Sea cucumbers belong to the phylum Echinodermata, but their structure and function differ from other echinoderms. For instance, sea cucumbers ...

The diversity and abundance of echinoderm fossils is reflected in the Museum's large, world-class collection. Fossil echinoderms are numerous, due in part to the fantastic preservation potential of ...

Like all echinoderms, echinoids have a skeleton composed of calcitic plates embedded in their skin (their skeleton is internal, like ours). This skeleton has a very particular structure, termed ...