A Silurian soft-bodied biota
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By: Donald G. Mikulic, D. E. G. Briggs, and Joanne Kluessendorf
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Abstract
A new Silurian (Llandoverian) biota from Wisconsin with a significant soft-bodied and lightly sclerotized component is dominated by arthropods and worms. The fauna includes the earliest well-preserved xiphosure, a possible marine uniramian, three new arthropods of uncertain affinity, and possibly the first Paleozoic leech. This may be only the second locality to yield a conodont animal. Lack of a normal shelly fauna suggests an unusual environment. The discovery adds significantly to the few such exceptionally preserved faunas known from Lower Paleozoic rocks.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A Silurian soft-bodied biota |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.228.4700.715 |
| Volume | 228 |
| Issue | 4700 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 715 |
| Last page | 717 |