Biology:Anchiopsis

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Short description: Genus of trilobites


Anchiopsis
Temporal range: Early-Mid Devonian
~412–384 Ma
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Anchiopsis

Delo, 1935

Anchiopsis is a genus of trilobite in the order Phacopida, which existed in what is now New York, United States . It was described by Delo in 1935, and the type species is Anchiopsis anchiops, which was originally described as Calymene anchiops by Green in 1832.[1]

Distribution

Fossils of Anchiopsis have been found in Canada (Ontario), Colombia (Floresta Formation, Floresta, Boyacá),[2] and the United States (Indiana and New York).[3]

References

  1. Available Generic Names for Trilobites P.A. Jell and J.M. Adrain.
  2. Morzadec et al., 2015, p.344
  3. Anchiopsis at Fossilworks.org

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4752631 entry