Ophiuroidea, Hartl-Lucke, Hartl Fm., Eisenstadt (Miocene of Austria)

Where: Burgenland, Austria (47.8° N, 16.5° E: paleocoordinates 47.2° N, 16.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Hartl Formation, Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: poorly lithified mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments

Preservation: original calcite

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

Primary reference: A. Kroh. 2003. First record of gorgonocephalid ophiuroids (Echinodermata) from the middle Miocene of the Central Paratethys. Cenozoic Research 2(1-2):143-155 [L. Villier/L. Villier/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 47991: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 09.03.2005

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Taxonomic list

Ophiuroidea
 Euryalida - Gorgonocephalidae
? Astrodendrum pilleri n. sp. Kroh 2003 basket star
plates and vertebra