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Millardicurus ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Aulacopleurida : Hystricuridae : Millardicurus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Millardicurus Adrain & Westrop, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Article title: New earliest Ordovician trilobite genus Millardicurus: the oldest known hystricurid. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 479 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Hystricuridae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. M. Adrain and S. R. Westrop. 2006. New earliest Ordovician trilobite genus Millardicurus: the oldest known hystricurid. Journal of Paleontology 80(4):650-671 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Millardicurus armatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
Millardicurus housensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
Millardicurus longicephalus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Millardicurus millardensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
Millardicurus nudus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
Millardicurus paramillardensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
Millardicurus ravni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2006 | Millardicurus Adrain and Westrop p. 655 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!