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![Figure 4 — 1–3, <span class="search-highlight">Carniaster</span> <span class="search-highlight">orchardi</span> n. gen. and sp.; all scales 2 mm; Ge...]()
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CARNIASTER ORCHARDI NEW GENUS AND SPECIES (ECHINODERMATA: ASTEROIDEA), THE FIRST TRIASSIC ASTEROID FROM THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Journal: Journal of Paleontology
Publisher: Paleontological Society
Published: 01 July 2004
Journal of Paleontology (2004) 78 (4): 723–730.
...DANIEL B. BLAKE; JOHN-PAUL ZONNEVELD Abstract Carniaster orchardi n. gen. and sp. (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) is only the fourth Triassic asteroid known from material complete enough to warrant a generic name. Data indicating familial and ordinal positions are not available. All four Triassic...
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Figure 4 — 1–3, Carniaster orchardi n. gen. and sp.; all scales 2 mm; Ge...
in CARNIASTER ORCHARDI NEW GENUS AND SPECIES (ECHINODERMATA: ASTEROIDEA), THE FIRST TRIASSIC ASTEROID FROM THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
> Journal of Paleontology
Published: 01 July 2004
Figure 4 — 1–3, Carniaster orchardi n. gen. and sp.; all scales 2 mm; Geological Survey of Canada C-431758. 1, Overall view of holotype and only known specimen. The specimen is essentially complete with arm tips folded back over the dorsal surface. 2, 3, Ventral tips of upper right and upper
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Figure 5 — 1–4, Carniaster orchardi n. gen. and sp.; all scales 2 mm; Ge...
in CARNIASTER ORCHARDI NEW GENUS AND SPECIES (ECHINODERMATA: ASTEROIDEA), THE FIRST TRIASSIC ASTEROID FROM THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
> Journal of Paleontology
Published: 01 July 2004
Figure 5 — 1–4, Carniaster orchardi n. gen. and sp.; all scales 2 mm; Geological Survey of Canada C-431758. 1, Area from center left of Figure 4.1 . Because of distortion, marginals away from arm tips are difficult to identify with certainty ( Fig. 6 ); left arrow appears to be marginals
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Figure 6 —Interpretive diagram of the type and only know specimen of Carn...
in CARNIASTER ORCHARDI NEW GENUS AND SPECIES (ECHINODERMATA: ASTEROIDEA), THE FIRST TRIASSIC ASTEROID FROM THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
> Journal of Paleontology
Published: 01 July 2004
Figure 6 —Interpretive diagram of the type and only know specimen of Carniaster orchardi n. gen. and sp. Compare with Figure 4.1 , see “Material” for interpretation of aspects of taphonomy. The outline of the specimen, including the recurved arm tips, are marked by a heavy line with unclear
