Biology:Arcticalymene
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| Genus: | Arcticalymene Adrain and Edgecombe, 1997
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Arcticalymene is a genus of trilobites found in Silurian-aged marine strata of Arctic Canada and Central Victoria, Australia .[1] The Canadian species are named after each of the Sex Pistols: A. cooki (Paul Cook), A. jonesi (Steve Jones), A. matlocki (Glen Matlock), A. rotteni (Johnny Rotten) and A. viciousi (Sid Vicious), all named by Adrain and Edgecombe in 1997.[2][3]
See also
- List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sandford, A. C. "Trilobite faunas and palaeoenvironmental setting of the Silurian (early Ludlow) Melbourne Formation, central Victoria." Alcheringa24.3 (2000): 153-206.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Adrain, Jonathan M., and Gregory D. Edgecombe. "Silurian (Wenlock) calymenid trilobites from the Cape Phillips Formation, central Canadian Arctic." Journal of Paleontology 71.04 (1997): 657-682.
- ↑ Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
Wikidata ☰ Q4787600 entry
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