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The first Cretaceous ophiopluteus skeleton (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea)

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Mike Reich*
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SNSB—Bavarian State Collection of Palaeontology and Geology, Richard-Wagner-Straße 10, 80333 Munich, Germany Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Richard-Wagner-Straße 10, 80333 Munich, Germany GeoBio-Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Richard-Wagner-Straße 10, 80333 Munich, Germany
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Larvae of sea urchins, brittle stars, and allies are common, ecologically important, and diverse members of marine ecosystems in all of the world's oceans today. In contrast to modern representatives, the fossil record of echinoderm larvae is poorly known. This study reports the first ophiopluteus skeleton from Cretaceous sediments worldwide, obtained from chalky sediment of the Isle of Wolin, NW Poland. The evidence presented here, that it is possible to isolate fossil echinoderm larval skeletons from rocks, indicates a hidden diversity of such fragile fossils and thus the possibility of direct geological recording.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 95 , Issue 6 , November 2021 , pp. 1284 - 1292
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