UGA Stratigraphy Lab

The data is in the strata

• Fossils and Strata
  of the Type Cincinnatian
• Fossils
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• Asteroidea

Urasterella

Urasterella sp.
CMNH 24422
Scale bar is 1 cm

Urasterella sp.
CMNH Collection
Scale bar is 1 cm

Species

Urasterella grandis (Meek, 1872)
Occurrence: Arnheim, Waynesville, Liberty, Whitewater, Elkhorn
Reference: James, 1896; Spencer and Wright, 1966; Ausich, 1996; Shackleton, 2005 synonymized Salteraster with Urasterella.
Formerly Stenaster grandis, Salteraster grandis. Includes Paleaster harrisi Miller, 1879, later known as Stenaster harrisi
Characterized by long arms and a small central disk

Comments or questions? Please contact Steven Holland at stratum@uga.edu

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