A new brittle star from the early Carboniferous of Poland and its implications on Paleozoic modern-type ophiuroid systematics

• Autorzy: Thuy B. , Kutscher M. , Plachno B.J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The fossil record of Paleozoic ophiuroids includes a number of forms which share striking similarities with modern relatives in terms of skeletal morphology. These so called modern-type Paleozoic ophiuroids yield an enormous potential for a better understanding of ophiuroid evolution, yet the scarcity of accurate and sufficiently detailed morphological descriptions available to date precludes any further-reaching assessments. Here, we describe an articulated ophiuroid specimen from the Late Tournaisian (early Carboniferous) of Czatkowice quarry, southern Poland, as a new species Aganaster jagiellonicus sp. nov. The good preservation of the specimen allowed for a morphological analysis at a level comparable to recent ophiuroid descriptions. It shows remarkable morphological similarities with extant former ophio-lepidids Ophiomusium and Ophiosphalma. The new find thus contributes to a solid basis for future investigations on the position of the modern-type Paleozoic ophiuroid in the phylogeny of the class.

Słowa kluczowe

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new record; fossil; paleontology; brittle star zob.ophiuroid; ophiuroid; Early Carboniferous; Carboniferous; Poland; Paleozoic; systematics; Echinodermata; Ophiuroidea; evolution; Tournaisian

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 60
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.923-929,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Thuy B.

• Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum Luxembourg, 24, rue Munster, 2160 Luxembourg

autor

Kutscher M.

• Dorfstrasse 10, 18546 Sassnitz, Germany

autor

Plachno B.J.

• Department of Plant Cytology and Embryology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Krakow, Poland

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