Where: Bayern, Germany (49.2° N, 10.1° E: paleocoordinates 15.5° N, 17.9° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Muschelkalk Group, Ladinian (242.0 - 237.0 Ma)
• Upper Muschelkalk, upper Ceratites horizon
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Holotype of Berkhemeraster charistikos
Primary reference: D. B. Blake and H. Hagdorn. 2003. The Asteroidea (Echinodermata) of the Muschelkalk (Middle Triassic of Germany). Paläontologische Zeitschrift 77(1):23-58 [L. Villier/L. Villier/L. Villier]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 59969: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 25.04.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Asteroidea | |
Berckhemeraster charistikos n. gen. n. sp.
Berckhemeraster charistikos n. gen. n. sp. Blake and Hagdorn 2003 sea star |