Echinoid bite traces on Late Cretaceous (early Maastrichtian) bourgueticrinids and isocrinids of southern Poland (Miechów Trough) were documented. The bitten sea lilies co-occurred with Goniopygus, a regular echinoid possessing an Aristotle's lantern. This is the first record of Goniopygus in the lower Maastrichtian of Poland. Considering former studies, as well as direct in situ observations of extant sea lilies and sea urchin behavior, the traces at hand could be most likely linked with predatory actions of the Goniopygus echinoid. Such studies on predatory phenomena are crucial and could provide baseline data concerning the evolutionary trends among organisms engaged in the “arms race”.
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1 January 2017
Echinoid Bite Traces on Late Cretaceous (Early Maastrichtian) Sea Lilies from Southern Poland
Tomasz Brachaniec,
Rafał Lach,
Mariusz A. Salamon,
Krzysztof R. Brom
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Paleontological Research
Vol. 21 • No. 1
January 2017
Vol. 21 • No. 1
January 2017
Cretaceous
Crinoidea
Echinoidea
Maastrichtian
Poland
predation