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The Early Silurian myelodactylid crinoid Eomyelodactylus Foerste

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

James D. Eckert
James D. Eckert*
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627
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Abstract

Two new species of Eomyelodactylus, E. sparteus and E. uniformis, are described from the Lower Silurian of New York. Macnamaratylus murrayi Bolton from the Lower Silurian of Ontario, Canada, is redescribed and assigned to Eomyelodactylus. Together, these species permit detailed description of this poorly known myelodactylid genus.

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Research Article
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 64 , Issue 1 , January 1990 , pp. 135 - 141
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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