Biology:Struszia mccartneyi

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Short description: Extinct species of trilobite


Struszia mccartneyi
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S. mccartneyi
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Struszia mccartneyi
Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993

Struszia mccartneyi is a species of trilobite found in Silurian deposits of the Mackenzie Mountains in Canada .[1] It is named after British musician Paul McCartney,[2] being one of several in the genus Struszia named after members of The Beatles or people connected to the band.[1]

See also

  • List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Chatterton, Brian D.E. (1993). "Silurian (Wenlock-Ludlow) encrinurine trilobites from the Mackenzie Mountains, Canada, and related species". Palaeontographica Abteilung A 229 (4–6): 75–112. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271695841. Retrieved 16 April 2021. 
  2. Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature

Wikidata ☰ Q983014 entry