Biology:Eskoharpes

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Eskoharpes is a genus of harpetid trilobites. Along with Globoharpes it is one of the only harpetids that are found from the Frasnian stage of the Devonian period. It most likely evolved from Lioharpes.[1]

Species

All species of Eskoharpes, except for E. neogracilis (Germany and Australia) and E. sicarius (Morocco),[2] are found in the late Frasnian of the Canning Basin in Western Australia.

Species list

  • E. boltoni
  • E. guthae
  • E. neogracilis (=Harpes neogracilis)
  • E. palanasus (type species)
  • E. sicarius[2]
  • E. wandjina

References

  1. McNamara, Kenneth; Feist, Raimund; Ebach, Malte (2009). "Patterns of Evolution and Extinction in the Last Harpetid Trilobites During the Late Devonian (Frasnian)". Palaeontology 52 (1): 11–33. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00832.x. Bibcode2009Palgy..52...11M. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00832.x. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Johnson, R. G. (2024). "Devonian Harpetidae from the central and eastern Anti–Atlas, Morocco". Zootaxa 5450 (1): 1–185. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5450.1.1. 

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