Meadow of dancing brittle stars shows evolution at work
University of Cambridge, August 14, 2017
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170814093417.htm
Australian Scientists Just Found A 'Perfectly Preserved' 275
Million Year Old Starfish Fossil, Rae Johnston, Gizmodo
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/08/australian-scientists-just-found-a-perfectly-preserved-275-million-year-old-starfish-fossil/
Starfish the size of dinner plates discovered at Gascoyne
Junction, Curtin Uni, West Australian, August 13, 2017
https://thewest.com.au/news/wildlife/starfish-the-size-of-dinner-plates-discovered-at-gascoyne-junction-by-uwa-curtin-uni-researchers-ng-b88567204z
The paper is:
Aaron W. Hunter and Kenneth J. McNamara. 2017. Prolonged
co-existence of “Archaic” and “Modern” Palaeozoic ophiuroids –
evidence from the early Permian, Southern Carnarvon Basin,
Western Australia. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14772019.2017.1353549
Yours,
Paul