Weitschataster intermedius gen. et sp. nov., a goniasterid starfish (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Upper Cretaceous of Germany |
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| Authors: | Christian Neumann Peter Girod |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Museum für Naturkunde,Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science,Berlin,Germany;2.Berlin,Germany |
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| Abstract: | Weitschataster intermedius gen. et sp. nov., is described from the Upper Campanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Hannover (Lower Saxony, N Germany). The new species is characterized by its conspicuous rimmed pedicellariae scars covering almost the complete actinal surface and by small body size. W. intermedius represents a transitional state between W. decipiens comb. nov. from the Lower Campanian and the well-known W. undulatus comb. nov. from the Lower Maastrichtian of NW Europe. Among Spencer’s types of W. undulatus, one paratype is recognized as belonging to the genus Parametopaster. |
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