Mackenziurus is a genus of phacopid trilobites from the Silurian[1] containing several species, including four named after members of the American punk band the Ramones.[2][3]
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| Drawing of the Silurian trilobite Mackenziurus lauriae | |
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| Genus: | Mackenziurus Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1990
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| Mackenziurus reimeri | |
Species
editThe type species is M. reimeri, described by G.D. Edgecombe and B.D.E. Chatterton in 1990. The species named for members of the Ramones, all named by J.M. Adrain and G.D. Edgecombe in 1997, are:
- M. joeyi, named after Joey Ramone
- M. johnnyi, named after Johnny Ramone
- M. deedeei, named after Dee Dee Ramone
- M. ceejayi, named after C. J. Ramone
Additional Mackenziurus species include:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Chatterton, Brian D. E. (1990). "Mackenziurus, a new genus of the Silurian "Encrinurus" variolaris Plexus (Trilobita)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2968): 1–22.
- ^ Adrain, J. M.; Edgecombe, G. D. (1997). "Silurian encrinurine trilobites from the central Canadian Arctic". Palaeontographica Canadiana. 14: 1–109.
- ^ Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
- ^ Gass, Kenneth C.; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Ramsköld, Lars; Mikulic, Donald G.; Watkins, Rodney (1992). "Silurian Encrinurinae (Trilobita) from the Central United States". Journal of Paleontology. 66 (1): 75–89. Bibcode:1992JPal...66...75G. doi:10.1017/S0022336000033497. S2CID 133344102.
- ^ Gass, Kenneth C (1999). "Mackenziurus emielityi new species: a new encrinurine (Trilobita) from the Silurian (Wenlock-Ludlow) of Wisconsin and Illinois". Journal of Paleontology. 73 (5): 977–978. Bibcode:1999JPal...73..977G. doi:10.1017/S0022336000040816. S2CID 133342160.
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