Craniops is an extinct genus of brachiopods in the family Craniopsidae with species known from the Ordovocian to the Devonian.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | Craniata |
| Order: | †Craniopsida |
| Family: | †Craniopsidae |
| Genus: | †Craniops Hall, 1859 |
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C. curvata, C. elegans, C. estona and C. obtusa are from the Kukruse Stage (Ordovician) of Kohtla-Järve, in north-eastern Estonia.[1]
C.brussai and C. speculum are from the Silurian Los Espejos Formation in the Precordillera basin in Aregntina.[2]
C. tenuis is from the pooleville member of the Bromide Formation from the Middle and Upper Ordovician of Oklahoma.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Bekker, 1921. The Kuckers Stage of the Ordovician Rocks in N-E Estonia.
- ↑ Benedetto, J. L.; Lavié, F. J.; Salas, M. J. (2024). "New Silurian craniopsids (Brachiopoda, Craniiformea) from the Precordillera basin of western Argentina and their associated faunas". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 138 104881. 104881. Bibcode:2024JSAES.13804881B. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2024.104881.
- ↑ Amsden, T.W. Catalogue of Fossils from the Middle and Upper Ordovician of Oklahoma. Oklahoma Geological Survey, Circular 43. 1957
External links
edit- "Craniops". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- "Craniops". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- Craniops at fossiilid.info