Artigo Revisado por pares

An Upper Carboniferous eurypterid from the Writhlington Geological Nature Reserve

1999; Elsevier BV; Volume: 110; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0016-7878(99)80076-5

ISSN

2773-0743

Autores

Chris Proctor,

Tópico(s)

Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Resumo

The first recorded eurypterid from the Writhlington Geological Nature Reserve is described and is referred to the Westphalian species Adelophthalmus imhofi (Reuss). The palaeoecology of the animal is discussed and it is concluded that it was a freshwater predator living in a river channel system.

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