The Northernmost Occurrence of the Tropical-Subtropical Brittle Star Ophiocoma (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) from a Late Cretaceous Rocky Shore in Southern Sweden †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Systematic Palaeontology
4. Discussion
4.1. Taxonomic Affinities
4.2. The Ophiocomid Fossil Record
4.3. Palaeoecological Implications
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Thuy, B.; Numberger-Thuy, L.D. The Northernmost Occurrence of the Tropical-Subtropical Brittle Star Ophiocoma (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) from a Late Cretaceous Rocky Shore in Southern Sweden. Taxonomy 2023, 3, 346-355. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy3030020
Thuy B, Numberger-Thuy LD. The Northernmost Occurrence of the Tropical-Subtropical Brittle Star Ophiocoma (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) from a Late Cretaceous Rocky Shore in Southern Sweden. Taxonomy. 2023; 3(3):346-355. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy3030020
Chicago/Turabian StyleThuy, Ben, and Lea D. Numberger-Thuy. 2023. "The Northernmost Occurrence of the Tropical-Subtropical Brittle Star Ophiocoma (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) from a Late Cretaceous Rocky Shore in Southern Sweden" Taxonomy 3, no. 3: 346-355. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy3030020