Riedaster_reicheli

<i>Riedaster reicheli</i>

Riedaster reicheli

Extinct species of starfish

Riedaster reicheli is an extinct species of starfish in the family Astropectinidae.[1] Riedaster reicheli was first described by Kutscher and Röper in 1999 from a three-dimensional body fossil. Its type locality is Papierschiefer, which is in a shallow subtidal mudstone in the Papierschiefer Formation in the Ried district of Germany. It is the type species of the genus Riedaster and dates back to the Late Jurassic.[2]

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Whole body fossil of Riedaster reicheli

References

  1. [1]
    "Riedaster reicheli". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  2. [2]
    "Riedaster reicheli". Paleology Database. Retrieved 2013-05-11.


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