Biology:Abakania
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Short description: Genus of trilobites
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Abakania is an extinct genus of corynexochid trilobite in the family Corynexochidae. It lived during the Botomian stage,[1] which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. This faunal stage was part of the Cambrian Period.[1]
Distribution
- A. superba occurs in the Lower Cambrian of the Russian Federation (Botomian, Sanashtykgol Spring, Sanashtykgol Formation, Altay-Sayan Region, 49.4° N, 136.4° E).[2]
- A. crassa is present in the Lower Cambrian of the Russian Federation (Botomian, Kiya River section, Poliellaspis-zone, Usa Formation, Kemorovo, Kuznetsk Alatau, 56.0° N, 88.0° E).[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=307&rank=class. Retrieved 12 January 2006.
- ↑ Poletaeva, O.K. (1973). "New Early Cambrian trilobites from the Sanashtykgol Horizon of the Altay-Sayan Region". Paleontological Journal 7 (1): 51–56. cited in Paleobiology Database. "Abakania". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?taxon_no=19473&action=basicTaxonInfo.
- ↑ Repina, L.N.; Romanenko, E.V.; Fedjanina, E.S.; Pegel, T.V. (1999). "Trilobites from the Lower and Lowermost middle Cambrian of the Kiya river reference section (Kuznetsk, Alatau)". Annales de Paléontologie 85 (1): 3–56. doi:10.1016/s0753-3969(99)80007-x. Bibcode: 1999AnPal..85....3R. cited in Paleobiology Database. "Abakania". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?taxon_no=19473&action=basicTaxonInfo.
Wikidata ☰ Q3766364 entry
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