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Kingena Limburgica
''Kingena'' is an extinct genus of primarily Cretaceous-aged brachiopods of the family Kingenidae whose fossils are found in marine strata of Antarctica, Europe, and New Zealand. Early Paleocene-aged fossils from Denmark represent the youngest species. Taxonomy Nearctic members have been excluded from this genus by Owen in 1970 and instead represent a separate genus, ''Waconella''. Select species * ''Kingena blackmorei'' Owen, 1970 * ''Kingena concinna'' Owen, 1970 * ''Kingena elegans'' Owen, 1970 * ''Kingena limburgica'' Simon, 2005 * ''Kingena mesembrina'' (Etheridge, 1913) * ''Kingena pentangulata'' Woodward, 1833 * ''Kingena simiensis'' Waring, 1917 Sources Terebratulida Prehistoric brachiopod genera Cretaceous brachiopods Paleogene brachiopods Cretaceous brachiopods of Europe Paleocene animals of Europe Extinct animals of Antarctica Cretaceous genus first appearances Maastrichtian genera Danian genera Paleocene genus extinctions {{brachiopod-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of the entire Phanerozoic. The name is derived from the Latin ''creta'', "chalk", which is abundant in the latter half of the period. It is usually abbreviated K, for its German translation ''Kreide''. The Cretaceous was a period with a relatively warm climate, resulting in high eustatic sea levels that created numerous shallow inland seas. These oceans and seas were populated with now- extinct marine reptiles, ammonites, and rudists, while dinosaurs continued to dominate on land. The world was ice free, and forests extended to the poles. During this time, new groups of mammals and birds appeared. During the Early Cretaceous, flowering plants appeared and began to rapidly diversify, becoming the dominant group of plants across the Earth b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
