Stringocephalus

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Stringocephalus
Temporal range: Middle Devonian
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Stringocephalus burtini
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Stringocephalus
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  • S. burtini (Defrance 182)
  • S. nevadensis(Frost and Langenheim Jr. 1966)

Stringocephalus is an extinct genus of large brachiopods; between 388.1 to 376.1 million years old [1] they are usually found as fossils in Devonian marine rocks. Several forms of the genus are known; they may be found in western North America, northern Europe (especially Poland), Asia and the Canning Basin of Western Australia. Several different types are known; they share a well-developed, curved structure shaped like a beak. Some of the largest specimens discovered to date have been found in China.

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References

  1. Paleobiology Database (ed.). "†Stringocephalus (lamp shell)" . Retrieved 17 December 2021.,