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Eopeachella
''Eopeachella'' is an extinct genus of trilobites, fossil marine arthropods, with species of probably small size (largest headshield (or cephalon) long), entire, articulate specimens have not yet been found. It lived during the Toyonian stage (Upper ''Olenellus''-zone), in what is today the South-Western United States. ''Eopeachella angustispina'' is the only known species in this genus (i.e. the genus is monotypic). Etymology ''Eopeachella'' is named for its early occurrence compared to and presumed closeness to ''Peachella''. The species epithet ''angustispina'' refers to the slender genal spines compared to those in the species of ''Peachella''. Description Only the cephalon of ''Eopeachella'' is known. It is a small sized biceratopsid trilobite, that exhibits the effaced cephalic features that are typical for that family. ''Eopeachella'' has short, stout genal spines, which are somewhat inflated at base and terminate in pointed tips and inflated lateral cephalic border ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peachella
''Peachella'' is an extinct genus of trilobites, fossil marine arthropods, with species of average size (about long). It lived during the Toyonian stage (Upper ''Olenellus''-zone), , in what is today the southwestern United States. It can easily be distinguished from other trilobites by its club-likgenal spines Etymology ''Peachella'' is named in honor of Benjamin Neeve Peach, a British geologist. The species epithet ''brevispina'' is derived from Latin and means 'short spine'. ''P. iddingsi'' was named in honor of Joseph P. Iddings, an accomplished American geologist. Origin The earliest occurrence of the ancestral '' Eopeachella angustispina'' predates both ''Peachella'' species, its latest occurrence overlaps with ''P. iddingsi'', which, in turn overlaps with ''P. brevispina''. ''E. angustispina'' has thick, tapered, blunt, genal spines and shallow but clear glabellar furrows. This species therefore bridges the morphological gap between the derived ''Peachella'' species an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trilobite Zone
Trilobites are used as index fossils to subdivide the Cambrian period. Assemblages of trilobites define trilobite zones. The ''Olenellus''-zone has traditionally marked the top of the Lower Cambrian, and is followed by the '' Eokochaspis'' zone. The last two zones of the Middle Cambrian are the '' Bathyuriscus– Elrathina''-zone (contemporaneous with the Burgess Shale) and the subsequent '' Bolaspidella''-zone (starting at the base of the Drumian stage). These are overlain by the lowermost Upper Cambrian ''Cedaria''-zone. Alternative zoning names place the Burgess Shale in the ''Peronopsis bonnerensis''-zone, which is underlain by the ''Oryctocephalus indicus''-zone (e.g. Spence Shale) and overlain (perhaps not directly) by the ''Ptychagnostus punctuosus''-zone. The lower Middle Cambrian '' Glossopleura''-zone (Spence Shale) is above the '' Albertella''-zone. The '' Elvinia''-zone is upper Cambrian. Subdivision of the ''Olenellus''-zone Recently, it has been proposed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emigrantia
''Emigrantia'' is an extinct genus of trilobites, fossil marine arthropods, of small to average size. It lived during the Toyonian stage (last phase of the Upper ''Olenellus''-zone), in what is today the South-Western United States. ''Emigrantia'' can easily be distinguished from other trilobites by the sturdy but not inflated genal spines, that are attached at midlength of the cephalon, in combination with effaced features of the raised axial area of the head shield (or glabella). Etymology The name of the genus is derived from Emigrant Pass, Nopah Range, California, near the collection site of many of the last of the Lower Cambrian Olenellina. Description As with most early trilobites, ''Emigrantia'' has an almost flat exoskeleton, that is only thinly calcified. As part of the Olenellina suborder, ''Emigrantia'' lacks dorsal sutures. Like all other members of the Olenelloidea superfamily, the eye-ridges spring from the back of the frontal lobe (L4) of the central area of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biceratopsinae
The Biceratopsinae is an extinct subfamily of redlichiid trilobites within the family Biceratopsidae, with species of small to average size. Species belonging to this subfamily lived during the Toyonian stage (Upper ''Olenellus''-zone), 516-513 million years ago, in the former continent of Laurentia, including what are today the South-Western United States and Canada. Etymology The Biceratopsinae are named for the type species '' Biceratops nevadensis''. Habitat The Biceratopsinae were probably marine bottom dweller, like all Olenellina. References Cambrian trilobites Cambrian Series 2 first appearances Cambrian Series 2 extinctions Biceratopsidae Arthropod subfamilies {{Redlichiida-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fossil Taxa Described In 2009
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in amber, hair, petrified wood and DNA remnants. The totality of fossils is known as the ''fossil record''. Paleontology is the study of fossils: their age, method of formation, and evolutionary significance. Specimens are usually considered to be fossils if they are over 10,000 years old. The oldest fossils are around 3.48 billion years old to 4.1 billion years old. Early edition, published online before print. The observation in the 19th century that certain fossils were associated with certain rock strata led to the recognition of a geological timescale and the relative ages of different fossils. The development of radiometric dating techniques in the early 20th century allowed scientists to quantitatively measure the absolute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambrian Trilobites Of North America
The Cambrian Period ( ; sometimes symbolized Ꞓ) was the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, and of the Phanerozoic Eon. The Cambrian lasted 53.4 million years from the end of the preceding Ediacaran Period 538.8 million years ago (mya) to the beginning of the Ordovician Period mya. Its subdivisions, and its base, are somewhat in flux. The period was established as "Cambrian series" by Adam Sedgwick, who named it after Cambria, the Latin name for 'Cymru' (Wales), where Britain's Cambrian rocks are best exposed. Sedgwick identified the layer as part of his task, along with Roderick Murchison, to subdivide the large "Transition Series", although the two geologists disagreed for a while on the appropriate categorization. The Cambrian is unique in its unusually high proportion of sedimentary deposits, sites of exceptional preservation where "soft" parts of organisms are preserved as well as their more resistant shells. As a result, our understanding of the Cambrian biolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristolia
''Bristolia'' is an extinct genus of trilobite, fossil marine arthropods, with eight or more small to average size species. It is common in and limited to the Lower Cambrian (Upper ''Olenellus''-zone) shelf deposits across the southwestern US, which constitutes part of the former paleocontinent of Laurentia. Taxonomy ''Bristolia'' can be separated into two distinct groups: one consisting of ''B. insolens'' and ''B. anteros'', the other comprising a gradual spectrum of morphologies including ''B. mohavensis'', ''B. harringtoni'', and ''B. bristolensis'' morphotypes. The second group reveals a dynamic morphological trend. From the oldest species ''B. mohavensis'', the lineage undergoes gradational increase in intergenal angle and advancement of the genal spines, progressing through ''B. harringtoni'', culminating in ''B. bristolensis''. Younger specimens show a trend back to more acute intergenal angles and less advanced genal spines typical of ''B. fragilis''. This development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olenellus
''Olenellus'' is an extinct genus of redlichiid trilobites, with species of average size (about long). It lived during the Botomian and Toyonian stages (''Olenellus''-zone), , in what is currently North-America, part of the palaeocontinent Laurentia. Etymology ''Olenellus fowleri'' was named in honor of Ed Fowler''Olenellus'' means small ''Olenus'', after a genus belonging to the Ptychopariida, to which the type species ''O. thompsoni'' was originally assigned. The name Olenus refers to a mythological figure who was turned to stone by the gods. The names of the species have the following derivations. * ''agellus'' comes from the Latin word for field or hamlet. * ''chiefensis'' refers to the Chief Range, which includes the Ruin Wash section, that holds the last of the Olenellina. * ''fowleri'' was named in honor of Ed Fowler, whose quarrying skills exposed the type locality of this species. * ''getzi'' is called afteNoah L. Getz on whose Lancaster estate several ''Olene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln County, Nevada
Lincoln County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 5,345. Its county seat is Pioche, Nevada, Pioche. Like many counties in Nevada, it is dry and sparsely populated, though notable for containing the Area 51 government Air Force base. History Lincoln County was established in 1866 after Congress enlarged Nevada by moving its state line eastward and southward at the expense of Utah Territory, Utah and Arizona Territory, Arizona territories. It is named after Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. Original legislation called for the creation of a "Stewart County", after Nevada Senator William M. Stewart, but this was later changed in a substitute bill. Crystal Springs, Nevada, Crystal Springs was the county's first county seat, seat in 1866, followed by Hiko, Nevada, Hiko in 1867, and Pioche, Nevada, Pioche in 1871. Lincoln County initially included a ranch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paranephrolenellus
''Paranephrolenellus'' is an extinct genus of trilobite, fossil marine arthropods. Currently four species are attributed to it. ''Paranephrolenellus'' lived at the end of the Lower Cambrian. Etymology ''Paranephrolenellus'' is named for the close similarity of this genus to ''Nephrolenellus ''Nephrolenellus'' is an extinct genus of trilobite, fossil marine arthropods, of relatively small size (sagittal length of cephalon rarely exceeds 11 mm). Currently two species are attributed to it. ''Nephrolenellus'' lived at the end of th ...''. The names of the species are derived as follows. * ''P. besti'' is named in honor of R.V. Best, for his work on the olenelloids of the Laurentian Cordillera. * ''P. inflatus'' refers to the inflation of the lateral cephalic border and base of the genal spines. * ''P. klondikensis'' is named for Klondike Gap, Chief Range, where the species was first discovered. References Cambrian trilobites of North America Redlichiida genera Bice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biceratops
''Biceratops'' is an extinct genus of olenelloid redlichiid trilobites, of average size, with the largest specimen long, not including the huge pleural spines of the 3rd segment of the thorax. It lived during the Toyonian stage (last phase of the Upper ''Olenellus''-zone), in what is today the South-Western United States. ''Biceratops'' can easily be distinguished from other members of Biceratopsidae by the absence of genal spines, in combination with effaced features of the raised axial area of the head shield (or glabella), that is bordering the two horn-like projections that carry the eyes. ''Biceratops nevadensis'' is the only known species in this genus (i.e. the genus is monotypic). Etymology The name of the genus is derived from Latin and means ‘two horned-eyes’. The species epithet refers to the US state where it was collected. Description As with most early trilobites, ''Biceratops'' has an almost flat exoskeleton, that is only thinly calcified. It also shares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
