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Brittlestar
Record Number
WDS352
Fossil Description
Large specimen with a thalassinoides burrow cutting through three legs. Leg elements are incorporated into the burrow fill. Taphanomic specimen.
Taxonomy
Class
Stelleroidea
Order
Ophiuroidea
Genus
Palaeocoma
Species
egertoni
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Dyrham
Member
Down Cliff Sands
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Pliensbachian
Location Area
Eype
Other Images
Date Of Find
31/05/2018
Date Recorded
01/07/2018
Common Name
Brittlestar
Category
2