Biology:Stringocephalus
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Stringocephalus | |
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Stringocephalus burtini | |
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Suborder: | Terebratulidina
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Superfamily: | Stringocephaloidea
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Family: | Stringocephalidae
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Genus: | Stringocephalus
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Stringocephalus is an extinct genus of large brachiopods; between 388.1 to 376.1 million years old[1] they are usually found as fossils in Devonian marine rocks. Several forms of the genus are known; they may be found in western North America, northern Europe (especially Poland ), Asia and the Canning Basin of Western Australia. Several different types are known; they share a well-developed, curved structure shaped like a beak. Some of the largest specimens discovered to date have been found in China .
References
- ↑ Paleobiology Database, ed. "†Stringocephalus (lamp shell)". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=133114.,
External links
- Playford, P. E. and Lowry, D. C. 1966. Devonian reef complexes of the Canning Basin, Western Australia. Geological Survey Bulletin 118.
- Paleobiology Database
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Fossils for sale
Wikidata ☰ Q7624027 entry
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