- Tytuł:
- A new brittle star from the early Carboniferous of Poland and its implications on Paleozoic modern-type ophiuroid systematics
- Autorzy:
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Thuy, B.
Kutscher, M.
Plachno, B.J. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/22083.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2015
- Wydawca:
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
- Tematy:
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new record
fossil
paleontology
brittle star zob.ophiuroid
ophiuroid
Early Carboniferous
Carboniferous
Polska
Paleozoic
systematics
Echinodermata
Ophiuroidea
evolution
Tournaisian - Opis:
- The fossil record of Paleozoic ophiuroids includes a number of forms which share striking similarities with modern relatives in terms of skeletal morphology. These so called modern-type Paleozoic ophiuroids yield an enormous potential for a better understanding of ophiuroid evolution, yet the scarcity of accurate and sufficiently detailed morphological descriptions available to date precludes any further-reaching assessments. Here, we describe an articulated ophiuroid specimen from the Late Tournaisian (early Carboniferous) of Czatkowice quarry, southern Poland, as a new species Aganaster jagiellonicus sp. nov. The good preservation of the specimen allowed for a morphological analysis at a level comparable to recent ophiuroid descriptions. It shows remarkable morphological similarities with extant former ophio-lepidids Ophiomusium and Ophiosphalma. The new find thus contributes to a solid basis for future investigations on the position of the modern-type Paleozoic ophiuroid in the phylogeny of the class.
- Źródło:
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Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2015, 60, 4
0567-7920 - Pojawia się w:
- Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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