A new agelacrinitid edrioasteroid attached to a large hardground clast from the McKenzie member of the Mifflintown member (Silurian) of Pennsylvania

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 794-803

  Sumrall, Colin D ^a   Brett, Carlton E ^b   McKinney, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Edrioasteroidea; McKenzie; Mifflintown; New York; Silurian

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; SALINITY; SILURIAN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

ECHINODERMATA; EDRIOASTEROIDEA;

EID: 78149259912     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/08-096.1     Document Type: Article

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