Lovenia woodsii

By digit (edited)

• November 13, 2016

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Loveniidae
Genus: Lovenia
Species: Lovenia woodsii
Author Citation Etheridge, 1875

Geological Time Scale

Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Neogene
Epoch: Miocene
International Age: upper Miocene to lower Pliocene (4.5-6.5 mya)

Stratigraphy

Brighton Group
Beaumaris Sandstone Formation

Provenance

Collector: Ken (digit)
Date Collected: 10/25/2016
Acquired by: Field Collection

Dimensions

Length: 30 mm
Width: 29 mm
Height: 15 mm

Location

Beaumaris Cliffs (Beaumaris Motor Yacht Squadron)
Beaumaris (suburb of Melbourne)
Victoria
Australia

• australia
• beaumaris
• lovenia
• woodsi

Comments

Collection coordinates: 37.993461, 145.041450

This species is the most common fossil found in the Beaumaris Sandstone. As this is species is adequately represented in public collections in Australia I was able to receive permission to export from David J. Holloway, Senior Curator, Invertebrate Paleontology, Museum Victoria. Dr. Holloway determined that these fossils did not require an export permit under the Protection of Moveable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 and wrote a letter to me stating this.

More information on the fossils of Beaumaris may be found in this PDF:

http://www.marinecare.org.au/images/Fossils_of_Beaumaris_Feb_2015.pdf