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Brittlestar
Record Number
WDS487
Fossil Description
Brittlestar. Beautiful rare multi piece with crustacean predation after burial.
Taxonomy
Class
Stelleroidea
Order
Ophiurida
Genus
Palaeocoma
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Dyrham
Member
Thorncombe Sands
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Pliensbachian
Location Area
Eype
Other Images
Date Of Find
12/05/1995
Date Recorded
15/06/2023
Common Name
Brittlestar
Category
2