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POSSIBLE CHALK COMATULID (FEATHER STAR)

 
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8).  (A-B) Views of a possible chalk Comatulid; semi-articulated arms are seen, but no stem is present.  A small calyx may be obscured within the arms.  Though Chalk Comatulids are known, their remains are typically nothing more than an isolated calyx, so this specimen may be quite unique. (x5, Dumpton Gap, near Broadstairs, Kent, Seaford Chalk, Randell Collection, RR1542)