Crinoid ancestry without blastozoans

At present, a debate in the paleontologic literature focuses on whether or not the immediate ancestry of the Crinoidea lies in an unidentified member of the Blastozoa, which includes eocrinoids and an assemblage known variously as the “cystoids”. Those proposing to derive crinoids from within the bl...

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Main Authors: Thomas E. Guensburg, Daniel B. Blake, James Sprinkle, Rich Mooi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2016-06-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
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Online Access:http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app61/app002112015.pdf