A new arthropod from the Silurian Konservat-Lagerstatte of Herefordshire, UK.

A small, non-biomineralized, macrophagous arthropod with chelicerate affinities, Offacolus kingi gen. et sp. nov., from the Silurian (Wenlock Series) of Herefordshire, UK, is described. The dorsal exoskeleton comprises an arch-like cephalic shield, a thorax of three free tergites and a triangular po...

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Main Authors: Orr, P, Siveter, D, Briggs, D, Sutton, MD
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2000