I had already planned on sharing this a couple days ago. With the recent posting of the Martian pseudocrinoid, the timing of this new paper is perfect!
Bonus Points Question: Trombonicrinus (col.) hanshessi gen. et sp. nov. Does anyone have a suggestion for the use of the abbreviation (col.)? A colleague responded:
"Odd. I imagine it is for column, but do not really know. If so, it would be as if they are regarded it as a form genus allowed in the botanical, but not the zoological code."
Etymology:
From the French trombone (earlier, trombon), a brass wind instrument with a slide bent in a tight U-shape (Little et al. 1983, p. 2368).
The overall appearance of this crinoid stem is reminiscent of the slide of a trombone.
Donovan, S.K., Waters, J.A. and Pankowski, M.S. 2018
Form and function of the strangest crinoid stem: Devonian of Morocco.
Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, (ahead-of-print publication) 6 pp.