Biology:Rhenopyrgus viviani
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Short description: Extinct species
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| Species: | R. viviani
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Rhenopyrgus viviani is an extinct species of echinoderms from the Silurian period.[1] It lived for about 435 million years ago and is described as looking unusual.[1] Rhenopyrgus viviani was described in 2019.[1][2]
It was thought that the species were able to bury itself "in sediment and hide away".[3] Dr. Tim Ewin, who researched Rhenopyrgus viviani, said that they were "bottom-dwelling 'mud-stickers' that stood erect".[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "New species of fossilised sea creature described" (in en). https://www.discoverwildlife.com/news/new-species-fossilised-echinoderms/.
- ↑ "ZooBank.org". http://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/e6b75569-a3f2-484f-9a56-6f93f6bcc7ec.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Unusual fossil worms surprise scientists" (in en). Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2019/september/unusual-fossil-worms-surprise-scientists.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q97355637 entry
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