Journal
PALAEOWORLD
Volume 27, Issue 3, Pages 322-333Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palwor.2018.04.005
Keywords
Oryctocephalid trilobite; Longaspis n. gen. n. sp.; Balang Formation; Cambrian Stage 4; NW Hunan; South China
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41330101, 41521061, 41290260, 41672002]
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2015FY310100]
- National Commission on Stratigraphy of China [DD20160120-04]
- Subsurface Energy Research Center, The Ohio State University
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A new trilobite, Longaspis paiwuensis n. gen. n. sp., from the Balang Formation (Cambrian Stage 4) in northwestern Hunan, South China, is described. This rare trilobite adds to an expanding taxonomic list of organisms recognized from the Balang Lagerstatte, a deposit of exceptional preservation from the Cambrian. Longaspis paiwuensis is an unusually large-sized, micropygous oryctocephalid trilobite that has proparian facial sutures, pit-like lateral glabellar furrows, up to 17 thoracic segments, and a distinct medial notch in the pygidium; it lacks marginal spines. The classification of the family Oryctocephalidae is reviewed. Three subfamilies are recognized, and Longaspis n. gen. is assigned to the subfamily Oryctocarinae. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Elsevier B.V. and Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, CAS. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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