''Aegrotocatellus'' is a genus of
trilobite
Trilobites (; meaning "three-lobed entities") are extinction, extinct marine arthropods that form the class (biology), class Trilobita. One of the earliest groups of arthropods to appear in the fossil record, trilobites were among the most succ ...
s in the order
Phacopida, which existed in what is now
Nunavut
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,
Canada
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. It was named by Adrain and Edgecombe in 1995, and the
type species
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is ''Aegrotocatellus jaggeri'', a species named after
British
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musician
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician. He is known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of The Rolling Stones. Jagger has co-written most of the band's songs with lead guitarist Keith Richards; Jagge ...
.
See also
*''
Anomphalus jaggerius'' –
snail
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named after
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician. He is known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of The Rolling Stones. Jagger has co-written most of the band's songs with lead guitarist Keith Richards; Jagge ...
*''
Jaggermeryx naida'',
extinct
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species
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of
semiaquatic
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anthracothere named after Jagger
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Perirehaedulus richardsi'' a
species
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of
prehistoric
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trilobite
Trilobites (; meaning "three-lobed entities") are extinction, extinct marine arthropods that form the class (biology), class Trilobita. One of the earliest groups of arthropods to appear in the fossil record, trilobites were among the most succ ...
named after
British
British may refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
* British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...
musician
Keith Richards
Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English musician, songwriter, singer and record producer who is an original member, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-principal songwriter of the Rolling Stones. His songwriting partnership wi ...
*
List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
References
External links
''Aegrotocatellus''at the
Paleobiology Database
Encrinuridae
Mick Jagger
Fossils of Canada
Paleontology in Nunavut
Fossil taxa described in 1995
Phacopida genera
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