Gorkaea cruciformis Varol, in prep.
Large Gorkaea species characterised by a broad diagonal bar with four apices aligned with the principal axes of the loxolith. The sides of the bar are strongly indented, producing a distinctive cross-shaped outline.
From Latin crux, cross and forma, shape, referring to the cross-shaped appearance of the diagonal bar.
Gorkaea cruciformis
Varol, in prep.
Late Aptian
Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)