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Schizaster variabilis
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By sixgill pete (edited)
Taxonomy
irregular echinoid
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Schizasteridae
Genus: Schizaster
Species: Schizaster variabilis
Author Citation Slocom, 1909
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Mesozoic
Period: Cretaceous
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Late
International Age: Maastrichtian
Stratigraphy
PeeDee Formation
Provenance
Collector: Don Rideout
Date Collected: 09/14/2016
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Length: 24 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Location
Brunswick River
Brunswick County
North Carolina
United States
Comments
S. variabilis is an uncommon echinoid find in North Carolina. At present, to my knowledge there are 2 locations where it can be found. It occurs is the youngest part of the PeeDee. Most of the specimens are crushed or broken, which makes this one special as it is my only complete specimen. Variabilis is a good species name for this, I will be posting 2 others so you can see how variable they can be.
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