Asteroidea, collina della Zizzola, Piemonte: Pliocene, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Astropecten cf. bispinosus (Otto 1823)
1 specimen
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Schizaster sp. Agassiz 1835
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 44.7° North, 7.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:44.8° North, 7.5° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Pliocene
Age range of interval:5.33300 - 2.58000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:excellent
Articulated whole bodies:all
Temporal resolution:snapshot
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:survey of museum collection
Collection size:1 specimens
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:62341
Authorizer:L. Villier Enterer:L. Villier
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-07-19 02:02:27 Last modified:2006-07-19 05:02:27
Access level:the public Released:2006-07-19 02:02:26
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
18024. F. Sacco. 1893. Sopra alcuni Asteroidei fossili. Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino 28:739-745 [L. Villier/L. Villier]

Secondary references:

18810 A. de Zigno. 1878. Sopra un nuovo Sirenio fossile scoperto nelle colline di Bra in Piemonte. Atti della R. Accad. de Lincei Serie III. Memorie Classe di scienze fisiche 2:939-949 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]