Chariocrinus japonicus, a new species of isocrinid crinoid (Articulata) from the Lower Cretaceous of Takayama City, central Japan

A specimen, originally described as ‘Pentacrinus’ from the Middle–Upper Jurassic of central Japan, is re-analysed and now recognised to be a new species of the genus Chariocrinus Hess, 1972, from the Lower Cretaceous. Chariocrinus japonicus sp. nov. has nine columnals per noditaxis, low columnal h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hunter, Aaron, Oji, T., Ewin, T., Kitazawa, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Mizunami Fossil Museum 2011
Online Access:http://www.city.mizunami.lg.jp/docs/2014092922803/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10223