The Paleogene Star: the First Discovery of Traces of the Life Activity of a Starfish in the Eocene

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The data on the first finding of the ichnogenus Asteriacites in the Eocene deposits of the Mountainous Crimea is presented. It is concluded that the studied fossil is a trace of a starfish activity and belongs to the ethological group of traces of lying, immobility or rest.

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V. N Komarov

Sergo Ordzhonikidze Russian State Geological Prospecting University

Email: komarovmgri@mail.ru
Moscow, Russia

Yu. A Vaitieva

Sergo Ordzhonikidze Russian State Geological Prospecting University

Moscow, Russia

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