Asteroidea, collina della Zizzola, Piemonte (Pliocene of Italy)
Where: Italy (44.7° N, 7.9° E: paleocoordinates 44.8° N, 7.5° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: F. Sacco. 1893. Sopra alcuni Asteroidei fossili. Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino 28:739-745 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 62341: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 19.07.2006
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Taxonomic list
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Echinoidea | |
Schizaster sp. Agassiz 1835 heart urchin | |
Asteroidea | |
Astropecten cf. bispinosus Otto 1823 sea star |