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Probable remains of jellyfish (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) from the lower Middle Triassic (Anisian) of Winterswijk, eastern Netherlands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2014

H.W. Oosterink  and
H. Winkelhorst
H.W. Oosterink*
Affiliation:
Hortensialaan 64, NL-7101 XH Winterswijk, the Netherlands
H. Winkelhorst
Affiliation:
Molenstraat 14, NL-7122 ZW Aalten, the Netherlands
*
Email: hw.oosterink@hetnet.nl
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Abstract

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During recent years, regular round structures have been collected from the top of Bed 12 of the Vossenveld Formation (Lower Muschelkalk, lower Middle Triassic, Anisian) in the Winterswijk area, eastern Netherlands. These are here illustrated and described as probable remains of jellyfish.

Keywords

CnidariaMedusaeMuschelkalkthe Netherlands
Type
Research Article
Information
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences , Volume 92 , Issue 1 , April 2013 , pp. 61 - 67
Copyright
Copyright © Stichting Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 2013

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