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