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Pegaster stichos A Cretaceous California starfish example of Paleo History!!
Source info:
| Author: | ChrisM |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2015-01-07 20:18:00 |
| Blog: | Echinoblog  |
| URL: | http://echinoblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/pegaster-stichos-cretaceous-california.html |
Summary:
This week, I am in California on my way to Japan! I am visiting the world-renowned Invertebrate Zoology & Geology department at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco! I used to work here when I was a grad student at San Francisco State University in the 90s and as such I have a long-standing relationship with colleagues at the museum. While going through the collections, IContent analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Cretaceous [1] |
|---|---|
| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Cretaceous [0.1] Mesozoic [0.1] Phanerozoic [0.1] |
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | US | 37.2719 | -119.27 |
| Japan | JP | 37.4876 | 139.838 |
| San Francisco State University | US | 37.7251 | -122.479 |
| California Academy of Sciences | US | 37.77 | -122.465 |
Keywords:
90s, biogeography, California Academy, colleagues, collections, Cretaceous California, example, Francisco State University, Geology department, grad student, Japan, long-standing relationship, Paleo History, Pegaster, San Francisco, Sciences, way, world-renowned Invertebrate Zoology
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