Fig. 12From: Stalked crinoids from Gan (Late Ypresian, southwestern France): exceptional stereom preservation, paleoecology and taxonomic affinitiesContrasting modes of attachment of distal stalk in an extant population of Democrinus sp. at a depth of 450–500 m off Madeira (MNHN-IE-2016-562). a Juvenile attached to a shell fragment, b distal stalk with roots penetrating muddy sediment (distal roots broken). Scale bar: a 1 mm, b 5 mmBack to article page