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    Comaturella formosa WALTHER, 1904

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    Taxonomy

    Feather star

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Echinodermata
    Class: Crinoidea
    Order: Comatulida
    Family: Antedonidae
    Genus: Comaturella
    Species: Comaturella formosa
    Author Citation WALTHER, 1904

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Mesozoic
    Period: Jurassic
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Late
    International Age: Tithonian

    Stratigraphy

    Solnhofen Formation

    Biostratigraphy

    Hybonotum Zone
    Riedense Subzone

    Provenance

    Collector: T. Bastelberger
    Date Collected: 06/01/1985
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Location

    Zandt Quarry
    Denkendorf, county of Eichstätt
    Bavaria
    Germany

    Comments

    The names Pterocoma or Antedon don't seem to be valid anymore.

     

    References:

    G. Dietl and G. Schweigert. 2011. Im Reich der Meerengel. Der Nusplinger Plattenkalk und seine Fossilien. [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Krause]
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    Ninewinks

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    Such beautiful detail. I am in awe of the creature, its preservation through time, and of the preparation work.

    Thank you.

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