Lower Devonian crinoids from the Basque Massifs (Western Pyrenees, Northeast Spain)

Abstract Two new exquisitely preserved crinoids Eifelocrinus baztani n. sp. and Gastrocrinus canteri n. sp. are described from the late Emsian (Lower Devonian) Western Pyrenees in Northern Spain. Specimens were collected in the Cinco Villas Massif, which is considered part of the Basque Massifs. The material is preserved in finely laminated mudstones from the “Arizakun Limestone” associated with a rich invertebrate fauna. In terms of the paleobiogeography Eifelocrinus and Gastrocrinus were first reported from the Devonian of Germany, but the former is also known from the Cantabrian Zone. Gastrocrinus aldudensis has been described from the Aladudes Massif, in France, but this species is considered a nomen dubium herein. UUID: http//zoobank.org/4dbfff23-c9a4-4f61-b67b-cd2e00ae8740

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Journal of Paleontology
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2026-09-14
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https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2026.10276
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Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
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Lower Devonian crinoids from the Basque Massifs (Western Pyrenees, Northeast Spain)

William I. Ausich, Samuel Zamora
Journal of Paleontology
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
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Lower Devonian crinoids from the Basque Massifs (Western Pyrenees, Northeast Spain)

William I. Ausich, Samuel Zamora
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Abstract Two new exquisitely preserved crinoids Eifelocrinus baztani n. sp. and Gastrocrinus canteri n. sp. are described from the late Emsian (Lower Devonian) Western Pyrenees in Northern Spain. Specimens were collected in the Cinco Villas Massif, which is considered part of the Basque Massifs. The material is preserved in finely laminated mudstones from the “Arizakun Limestone” associated with a rich invertebrate fauna. In terms of the paleobiogeography Eifelocrinus and Gastrocrinus were first reported from the Devonian of Germany, but the former is also known from the Cantabrian Zone. Gastrocrinus aldudensis has been described from the Aladudes Massif, in France, but this species is considered a nomen dubium herein. UUID: http//zoobank.org/4dbfff23-c9a4-4f61-b67b-cd2e00ae8740

Journal of Paleontology
Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (ES), The Ohio State University (US)
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Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
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