Palaeogeographic implications of a new iocrinid crinoid (Disparida) from the Ordovician (Darriwillian) of Morocco

Complete, articulated crinoids from the Ordovician peri-Gondwanan margin are rare. Here, we describe a new species, Iocrinus africanus sp. nov., from the Darriwilian-age Taddrist Formation of Morocco. The anatomy of this species was studied using a combination of traditional palaeontological methods...

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Main Authors: Samuel Zamora, Imran A. Rahman, William I. Ausich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-12-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1450.pdf