NEW TRIASSIC ASTEROIDEA (ECHINODERMATA) SPECIMENS AND THEIR EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE

The Paleozoic-Mesozoic transition saw the disappearance of asteroid stem groups and the ascent of the crown group, but late Paleozoic and Triassic asteroids are rare and transition events are poorly documented. Three new Middle and Late Triassic specimens augment existing data; included are a specim...

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Published in:	Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
Main Authors:	DANIEL B. BLAKE, ANDREA TINTORI, TEA KOLAR-JURKOVŠEK
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Milano University Press 2017-04-01
Subjects:	Asteroidea Trichasteropsiidae Poraniidae phylogeny Triassic paleoenvironment
Online Access:	https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/8547