A new genus and species of Goniasteridae, Peedeeaster sandersoni, and the first occurrence of Sclerasterias (Asteriidae) from the Cretaceous Peedee Formation of North Carolina.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5138.5.2
Abstract: Two new fossil asteroids are described from the Maastrichtian (Cretaceous) Peedee Formation in North Carolina. The first, a member of the Asteriidae, is identified as Sclerasterias sp. based primarily on the superomarginals, spination, and presence… read more here.
Keywords: first occurrence; cretaceous peedee; north carolina; peedee formation ... See more keywords