''Craniops'' is an extinct genus of brachiopods in the family
Craniopsidae
Craniopsidae is an extinct family of craniiform brachiopods which lived from the Lower Cambrian (Botomian) to the Lower Carboniferous (Tournaisian). It is the only family in the monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (t ...
with species known from the Ordovocian to the Devonian.
''C. curvata'', ''C. elegans'', ''C. estona'' and ''C. obtusa'' are from the
Kukruse
Kukruse (german: Kuckers) is a village in Toila Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. It is located by the Tallinn–Narva road ( E20), between the cities of Kohtla-Järve and Jõhvi. Adjacent to the village is a district of Kohtla-J ...
Stage (Ordovician) of
Kohtla-Järve
Kohtla-Järve is a city and municipality in northeastern Estonia, founded in 1924 and incorporated as a town in 1946. The city is highly industrial, and is both a processor of oil shales and is a large producer of various petrochemical products ...
, in north-eastern Estonia.
''C. tenuis'' is a
pooleville
Pooleville is a community located in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. It is west of the Arbuckles. During the territorial days, the community was originally known as Elk.Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names'', Norman, Oklahoma: Universi ...
member of the
Bromide Formation
The Bromide Formation is a geological formation in Oklahoma, USA. It is well known for its diverse echinoderm and trilobite fossil fauna.
Location
The Bromide Formation crops out in the Arbuckle and Wichita Mountains and in the Criner Hills ...
from the Middle and Upper Ordovician of Oklahoma.
[Amsden, T.W. Catalogue of Fossils from the Middle and Upper Ordovician of Oklahoma. Oklahoma Geological Survey, Circular 43. 1957]
See also
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List of brachiopod genera This is a list of brachiopod genera which includes both extinct (fossil) forms and extant (living) genera (bolded). Names are according to the conventions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
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*'' Aalenirhynchia''
*'' Aberia'' ...
References
External links
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''Craniops'' at fossiilid.info
Prehistoric brachiopod genera
Paleozoic brachiopods
Craniopsida
Ordovician first appearances
Devonian extinctions
Paleozoic life of Ontario
Paleozoic life of Alberta
Paleozoic life of Quebec
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