First record of catacrinid crinoid from the Lower Permian of Spitsbergen

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Gorzelak, Przemyslaw, Blazejowski, Blazej, Uchman, Alfred, Hanken, Nils-Martin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter Open 2013
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Stratigraphy and paleontology: 461; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Stratigrafi og paleontologi: 461; Kapp Starostin; Polar Research; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/6534; https://doi.org/10.2478/popore-2013-0010

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.