Where: Limburg, Netherlands (50.9° N, 5.8° E: paleocoordinates 43.4° N, 4.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Meerssen Member (Maastricht Formation), Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; poorly lithified packstone
Primary reference: D. B. Blake and J.W.M. Jagt. 2005. New latest Cretaceous and earliest Paleogene asteroids (Echinodermata) from the Netherlands and Denmark and their palaebiological significance. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 75:183-200 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 78712: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 15.02.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Asteroidea | |
Aldebarania taberna Blake and Jagt 2005 sea star |