A new zoroasterid asteroid from the Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Main Authors: Palópolo, Evangelina Elizabeth, Brezina, Soledad Silvana, Casadio, Silvio Alberto, Griffin, Miguel, Santillana, Sergio Nestor
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Paleobiology
• Subjects: Asteroidea; Zoroasteridae; Paleogene; Antarctica; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Patagonia; Argentina; Seymour; Seymour Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/183786

New, well-preserved fossil starfish material is recorded from the Eocene La Meseta Formation exposed in Seymour Island, Antarctica. The use of new technology (i.e., microCT) on several fragments enabled the visualization of new characters and the differentiation of a new species, Zoroaster marambioe...