Brittle-star mass occurrence on a Late Cretaceous methane seep from South Dakota, USA
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27326-z
Abstract: Articulated brittle stars are rare fossils because the skeleton rapidly disintegrates after death and only fossilises intact under special conditions. Here, we describe an extraordinary mass occurrence of the ophiacanthid ophiuroid Brezinacantha tolis gen. et… read more here.
Keywords: mass occurrence; cretaceous methane; late cretaceous; occurrence ... See more keywords