A new rorringtoniid trilobite from the Ludlow of Arctic Canada
The trilobite Goodsiraspis packardi n.gen., n.sp. occurs in rocks belonging to the lower member of the Silurian (Ludlow; Ludfordian) Barlow Inlet Formation at Goodsir Creek, eastern Cornwallis Island, central Canadian Arctic. Although the species resembles members of the Aulacopleuridae, it is consi...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | French |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1993
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e93-141 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e93-141 |
Summary: | The trilobite Goodsiraspis packardi n.gen., n.sp. occurs in rocks belonging to the lower member of the Silurian (Ludlow; Ludfordian) Barlow Inlet Formation at Goodsir Creek, eastern Cornwallis Island, central Canadian Arctic. Although the species resembles members of the Aulacopleuridae, it is considered to be a Silurian representative of the predominantly Ordovician family Rorringtoniidae. Its implications for rorringtoniid classification are discussed, and the classification of aulacopleuroidean trilobites is briefly reviewed. |
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