Fossil specimen : BGS GSM31439 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Echinodermata Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Archastropecten crispatus (Forbes) |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Archastropecten crispatus (Forbes) Astropecten crispatus Forbes |
| Registration No. | GSM31439 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Original Bowerbank Collection 1864 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Isle of Sheppey, Kent |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | London Clay Formation |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Eocene Epoch (Palaeogene Period) (33.9 – 56 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Forbes E. 1848. Mon Geol Surv British Fossil Asteroidae p.479 Forbes E. 1849. Mem Geol Surv Dec I p.3 3 fig 3a Forbes E. 1852. Mon Pal Soc Echinodermata of the London Clay p.29 IV figs 2a b Wienberg-Rosmussen H. 1972. Kongel Danskvid Selsk Biologiske p.41-42 14 fig 7 |
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