Biology:Norasaphus monroeae
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Short description: Species of trilobite
| Norasaphus monroeae Temporal range: Arenig
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| Genus: | Norasaphus
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| Species: | N. monroeae
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| Norasaphus monroeae Fortey & Shergold, 1984 [1]
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Norasaphus monroeae is a species of asaphid trilobites named after Marilyn Monroe for its hourglass-like shaped glabellum.[2][3][4] Its fossils are found in Arenig-aged marine strata from the Nora Formation, in the Georgina Basin, situated between the Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia .
See also
- List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
References
- ↑ Richard A. Fortey & John H. Shergold (1984). "Early Ordovician trilobites Nora Formation, Central Australia". Palaeontology 27: 315–366. https://www.palass.org/sites/default/files/media/publications/palaeontology/volume_27/vol27_part2_pp315-366.pdf. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ Fortey, Richard. Trilobite!: Eyewitness to Evolution, HarperCollins (2000) page 154
- ↑ "My True Love Gave To Me … A Bat Species!". 9 December 2008. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/09/tech/main4657330.shtml.
- ↑ Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
Wikidata ☰ Q16756240 entry
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