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Neospirifer
''Neospirifer'' is an extinct genus of articulate brachiopod fossils belonging to the family Trigonotretidae. These stationary epifaunal suspension feeders lived in the Carboniferous The Carboniferous ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Permian Period, million years ago. The name ''Carbonifero ... and Permian periods, from 360.7 to 252.3 Ma. Fossils of this genus have been found in the sediments of Europe, United States, Canada, China, Australia, India, Palistan Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala and Venezuela. Description ''Neospirifer'' species have shells with robust valves, a prominent sulcus and a characteristic ridge. Species References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2440404 Prehistoric brachiopod genera Carboniferous first appearances Permian genus extinctions Spiriferida Paleozoic life of British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neospirifer Groenwalli
''Neospirifer'' is an extinct genus of articulate brachiopod fossils belonging to the family Trigonotretidae. These stationary epifaunal suspension feeders lived in the Carboniferous The Carboniferous ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Permian Period, million years ago. The name ''Carbonifero ... and Permian periods, from 360.7 to 252.3 Ma. Fossils of this genus have been found in the sediments of Europe, United States, Canada, China, Australia, India, Palistan Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala and Venezuela. Description ''Neospirifer'' species have shells with robust valves, a prominent sulcus and a characteristic ridge. Species References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2440404 Prehistoric brachiopod genera Carboniferous first appearances Permian genus extinctions Spiriferida Paleozoic life of British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |