Conopora (Stylasteridae, Hydrozoa) from the Eocene of Seymour Island

The first fossil stylasterid from Antarctic is reported from La Meseta Formation (Telm1: Early Eocene) of Seymour Island (Antarctic Peninsula): Conopora mariae sp. nov. This also is the earliest reliable fossil record of the genus Conopora. Conopora mariae differs from congeners by having much large...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Author: Stolarski, Jarosław
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1998
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Seymour
Seymour Island
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102098000583
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102098000583
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Summary:The first fossil stylasterid from Antarctic is reported from La Meseta Formation (Telm1: Early Eocene) of Seymour Island (Antarctic Peninsula): Conopora mariae sp. nov. This also is the earliest reliable fossil record of the genus Conopora. Conopora mariae differs from congeners by having much larger cyclosystems (diameter 2.5–4.5 mm). Cyclosystems of that size are exceptional among the Stylasteridae.

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