First record of catacrinid crinoid from the Lower Permian of Spitsbergen

Abstract An early Permian (late Artinskian-Roadian) cladid crinoid (Catacrinidae gen. et sp. indet.) is reported for the first time from the Vøringen Member of the Kapp Starostin Formation of Spitsbergen. The specimen is partly articulated and preserves a considerable part of its stalk and a complet...

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Published in:Polish Polar Research
Main Authors: Gorzelak, Przemysław, Błażejowski, Błażej, Uchman, Alfred, Hanken, Nils−Martin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2013
Subjects:
Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Kapp Starostin
Polar Research
Spitsbergen
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/popore-2013-0010
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Summary:Abstract An early Permian (late Artinskian-Roadian) cladid crinoid (Catacrinidae gen. et sp. indet.) is reported for the first time from the Vøringen Member of the Kapp Starostin Formation of Spitsbergen. The specimen is partly articulated and preserves a considerable part of its stalk and a complete cup, but only the proximal portions of its arms. Thus, it can− not be identified with any degree of certainty at the generic level. Despite this, our finding is important as it constitutes one of the youngest records of catacrinid crinoids to date and con− siderably extends the palaeogeographic distribution of this group.

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