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Starfish
Record Number
WDS489
Fossil Description
Possible new species? Regular starfish. To Chris Moore’s knowledge it is the only one found from this location.
Taxonomy
Class
Asteroidea
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Dyrham
Member
Thorncombe Sands
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Pliensbachian
Location Area
Eype
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Date Of Find
12/11/1989
Date Recorded
15/06/2023
Common Name
Starfish
Category
1