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Hansen et al., 2005

Starfish from the Ordovician of the Oslo Region, Norway

Hansen, T., Bruton, D. L., Jakobsen. L.
Year2005
JournalNorwegian Journal of Geology
Volume85
Number3
Pages209-216
Typearticle in journal
OpenAccess
LanguageEnglish
Id2745

Abstract

Two species belonging to the Class Stelleroidea are described from Ordovician rocks of the Oslo Region, Norway. These are the asteroid, Cnemidactis osloensis n.sp, from the Elnes Formation (Llanvirn) in the Oslo-Asker area and the cosmopolitan ophiuroid Stenaster obtusus (Forbes, 1848) from the Furuberg Formation (Caradoc) of the Hamar district. C. osloensis n.sp. is the oldest hitherto described asteroid from Baltoscandia.

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