Ophiuraster record, Osage Co (Permian of the United States)
Where: Osage County, Oklahoma (36.9° N, 96.7° W: paleocoordinates 1.3° S, 28.1° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Cottonwood Limestone Member (Beattie Limestone Formation), Asselian (298.9 - 295.0 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by D. F. Merriam
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: D. E. Hattin. 1959. An occurrence of Ophiuraster burrisi Miller. Journal of Paleontology 33(6):1125-1128 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 94603: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 04.03.2010