Paleocoma
Paleocoma is an extinct genus of brittle stars that lived in the Jurassic. Its fossils have been found in Europe.[1]
| Paleocoma Temporal range: Jurassic | |
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| Palaeocoma egertoni from the Jurassic Middle Lias Formation, "Starfish Bed". Locality - Bridport, Dorset, England. Complete specimen, which measures 9.5 cm (3.7") across, on matrix. | |
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| Genus: | Paleocoma |
References
- Cyril Walker, David Ward Fossils : Smithsonian Handbook, ISBN 0-7894-8984-8 (2002, paperback, revisited), ISBN 1-56458-074-1 (1992, 1st edition). Page 189
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