The occurrence of the pseudoplanktonic crinoids Pentacrinites and Seirocrinus from the Early Jurassic Toyora Group, western Japan

We document the occurrence of three species of Jurassic crinoids from the Lower Jurassic Toyora Group (Yamaguchi Prefecture), western Japan, belonging to the genera Pentacrinites and Seirocrinus. The former is found for the first time in Japan. This find extends the range of Pentacrinites into Easte...

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Main Authors: Hunter, Aaron, Oji, T., Okazaki, Y.
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioOne 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24094