UGA Stratigraphy Lab

The data is in the strata

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• Asteroidea

Salteraster

Salteraster sp.
CMNH 24422
Scale bar is 1 cm

Salteraster sp.
CMNH Collection
Scale bar is 1 cm

Species

Salteraster grandis (Meek, 1872)
Occurrence: Arnheim, Waynesville, Liberty, Whitewater, Elkhorn
Reference: James, 1896; Spencer and Wright, 1966; Ausich, 1996
Formerly Urasterella grandis, Stenaster grandis
Characterized by long arms and a small central disk

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