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Paradoxides
''Paradoxides'' is a genus of large to very large trilobite found throughout the world during the Middle Cambrian period. One record-breaking specimen of ''Paradoxides davidis'', described by John William Salter in 1863, is . The cephalon was semicircular with free cheeks ending in long, narrow, recurved spines. Eyes were crescent shaped providing an almost 360° view, but only in the horizontal plane. Its elongate thorax was composed of 19-21 segments and adorned with longish, recurved pleural spines. Its pygidium was comparatively small. ''Paradoxides'' is a characteristic Middle-Cambrian trilobite of the 'Atlantic' (Avalonian) fauna. Avalonian rocks were deposited near a small continent called Avalonia in the Paleozoic Iapetus Ocean. Avalonian beds are now in a narrow strip along the East Coast of North America, and in Europe. Description The exoskeleton of ''Paradoxides'' is large to very large, relatively flat, and about one and a half times longer than wide, with greates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peronopsis
''Peronopsis'' (meaning "broach-like" or possibly "boot-like") is a genus of trilobite restricted to the Middle Cambrian. Its remains have been found in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Etymology The subgenus ''Svenax'' is a contraction of Sven Axel, the given names of the paleontologist Tullberg. Taxonomy Position of ''Peronopsis palmadon'' ''Peronopsis palmadon'' is intermediate between Peronopsidae and Condylopygidae, but it is not clear whether ''P. palmadon'' is ancestral to the Condylopigidae, a condylopigid exhibiting regression towards ancestral characters, or an example of parallel evolution. Species previously assigned to ''Peronopsis'' * ''P. acadica'' = '' Acadagnostus acadicus'' * ''P. bifidus'' = '' Pseudoperonopsis bifidus'' * ''P. bonnerensis'' = '' Pentagnostus (Meragostus) bonnerensis'' * ''P. brunfloensis'' = '' Redeagnostus brunfloensis'' * ''P. bulkurensis'' = '' Pentagnostus (Meragostus) bulkurensis'' * ''P. columbensis'' = '' Pse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trilobite
Trilobites (; meaning "three lobes") are extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. Trilobites form one of the earliest-known groups of arthropods. The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil record defines the base of the Atdabanian stage of the Early Cambrian period () and they flourished throughout the lower Paleozoic before slipping into a long decline, when, during the Devonian, all trilobite orders except the Proetida died out. The last extant trilobites finally disappeared in the mass extinction at the end of the Permian about 252 million years ago. Trilobites were among the most successful of all early animals, existing in oceans for almost 270 million years, with over 22,000 species having been described. By the time trilobites first appeared in the fossil record, they were already highly diversified and geographically dispersed. Because trilobites had wide diversity and an easily fossilized exoskeleton, they left an extensive fossil record. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John William Salter
John William Salter (15 December 1820 – 2 December 1869) was an English naturalist, geologist, and palaeontologist. Salter was apprenticed in 1835 to James De Carle Sowerby, and was engaged in drawing and engraving the plates for Sowerby's ''Mineral Conchology'', the ''Supplement to Sowerby's English Botany'', and other natural history works. In 1842, he was employed for a short time by Adam Sedgwick in arranging the fossils in the Woodwardian Museum at Cambridge, and he accompanied the professor on several geological expeditions (1842–1845) into Wales. Salter was born in Pratt Place, Camden Town, the son of John Salter (1779–1837), a banking clerk, and his wife, Mary Ann. His birth was registered at Dr. William's Library near Cripplegate, London. In 1846, Salter married Sally, daughter of James De Carle Sowerby, and eventually fathered seven children with her. Also in 1846, Salter was appointed on the staff of the Geological Survey and worked under Edward Forbes until 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entomostracites
''Entomostracites'' is a scientific name for several trilobites, now assigned to various other genera. * ''E. bucephalus'' = '' Paradoxides paradoxissimus'' * ''E. crassicauda'' = ''Illaenus crassicauda'' * ''E. expansus'' = ''Asaphus expansus ''Asaphus expansus'' () is the type species of the asaphid trilobite Trilobites (; meaning "three lobes") are extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. Trilobites form one of the earliest-known groups of arthropods. The fir ...'' * ''E. gibbosus'' = '' Olenus gibbosus'' * ''E. granulatus'' = '' Nankinolithus granulatus'' * ''E. laciniatus'' = '' Lichas laciniatus'' * ''E. laticauda'' = '' Eobronteus laticauda'' * ''E. paradoxissimus'' = '' Paradoxides paradoxissimus'' * ''E. pisiformis'' = '' Agnostus pisiformis'' * ''E. punctatus'' = '' Encrinurus punctatus'' * ''E. scarabaeoides'' = '' Peltura scarabaeoides'' * ''E. spinulosus'' = '' Parabolina spinulosa'' References {{Set index article, animals Disused trilo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadoparadoxides
''Acadoparadoxides'' is an extinct genus of redlichiid trilobite Trilobites (; meaning "three lobes") are extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. Trilobites form one of the earliest-known groups of arthropods. The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil record defines the base of the ... belonging to the family Paradoxididae. These fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivores lived in the Middle Cambrian (abt 500 Ma). Selected species The following species have been described: References Redlichiida genera Paradoxidoidea Cambrian trilobites Prehistoric life of Europe Fossil taxa described in 1957 {{Redlichiida-stub Cambrian genus extinctions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pteridinium
''Pteridinium'' is an erniettomorph found in a number of Precambrian deposits worldwide. It is a member of the Ediacaran biota. Body plan The three-lobed body is generally flat such that only two lobes are visible. Each lobe consists of a number of parallel ribs extending back to the main axis where the three lobes come together. Even on well-preserved specimens, there is no sign of a mouth, anus, eyes, legs, antennae, or any other appendages or organs. The organism grew primarily by the addition of new units, probably at both ends, with the inflation of existing units contributing little to its growth. Ecology Specimens found in what is thought to be life positions indicate that the creature rested on — or possibly in — the sediment in shallow seas. No tracks are known that would seem to be consistent with a moving ''Pteridinium''. It is unclear whether it performed photosynthesis, or osmotically extracted nutrients from seawater. Occurrence Fossils are common in late Prec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trilobites (genus)
''Trilobites'' Link, 1807 is a disused genus of trilobites, the species of which are now all assigned to other genera.Whittington, H. B. et al. Part O, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Revised, Volume 1 – Trilobita – Introduction, Order Agnostida, Order Redlichiida. 1997 * ''T. alatus'' = '' Sphaerophthalmus alatus'' * ''T. desideratus'' = ''Paradoxides gracilis ''Paradoxides'' is a genus of large to very large trilobite found throughout the world during the Middle Cambrian period. One record-breaking specimen of ''Paradoxides davidis'', described by John William Salter in 1863, is . The cephalon was se ...'' * ''T. elliptifrons'' = '' Acernaspis elliptifrons'' * ''T. emarginata'' = '' Isoctomesa emarginata'' * ''T. hoffi'' = '' Ellipsocephalus hoffi'' * ''T. limbatus'' = '' Megistaspis limbatus'' * ''T. mimulus'' = '' Tomoligus mimulus'' * ''T. minor'' = '' Hydrocephalus minor'' * ''T. mutilus'' = '' Carmon mutilus'' * ''T. orphana'' = '' Orphanaspis orphana'' * ''T. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treatise On Invertebrate Paleontology
The ''Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology'' (or ''TIP'') published by the Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas Press, is a definitive multi-authored work of some 50 volumes, written by more than 300 paleontologists, and covering every phylum, class, order, family, and genus of fossil and extant (still living) invertebrate animals. The prehistoric invertebrates are described as to their taxonomy, morphology, paleoecology, stratigraphic and paleogeographic range. However, taxa with no fossil record whatsoever have just a very brief listing. Publication of the decades-long ''Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology'' is a work-in-progress; and therefore it is not yet complete: For example, there is no volume yet published regarding the post-Paleozoic era caenogastropods (a molluscan group including the whelk and periwinkle). Furthermore, every so often, previously published volumes of the ''Treatise'' are revised. Evolution of the project Raymond C. Moor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arctinurus
''Arctinurus boltoni'' is a large (up to 30 cm) lichid trilobite of the mid-Silurian. This trilobite reached about eight inches in length, though the normal adult carapace was about four inches. It lived in moderately deep-water in semi-tropical regions. ''Arctinurus'' fossils have been found in Europe and North America. ''Arctinurus'' was first reported during the construction of the Erie Canal through soft Silurian shales and mudstones in upstate New York. Before the late 1990s, complete ''Arctinurus'' fossils were very rare. The vast majority of complete specimens were commercially mined near Middleport New York, USA, in a shallow quarry in the Rochester Formation, and the trilobite is now relatively common in museum, university and private collections. ''Arctinurus'' tended to have epibiont An epibiont (from the Ancient Greek meaning "living on top of") is an organism that lives on the surface of another living organism, called the basibiont ("living underneath"). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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