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A New Silurian (Llandovery, Telychian) Sponge Assemblage from Gotland, Sweden
Freek Rhebergen
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Description for A New Silurian (Llandovery, Telychian) Sponge Assemblage from Gotland, Sweden
Paperback. A newly discovered, diverse sponge fauna of early Silurian age, is described from Gotland, Sweden. This is the first Silurian sponge assemblage known from Baltica, and the only diverse Llandoverian assemblage known worldwide. The fauna includes 20 genera and 29 species, of which three genera and six species are new. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph Series. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 209 x 3. Weight in Grams: 280.
A newly discovered, diverse sponge fauna of early Silurian age, is described from Gotland, Sweden. This is the first Silurian sponge assemblage known from Baltica, and the only diverse Llandoverian assemblage known worldwide. The fauna includes 20 genera and 29 species, of which three genera and six species are new. Eighteen species are new to Baltica. The fauna shows strong similarities to later Silurian assemblages in Arctic Canada, but one endemic species comprises ca. 50% of the fauna. The fauna shows that lithistid sponges recovered well from the late Ordovician extinction in some areas, and became widely spread in the ... Read more
A newly discovered, diverse sponge fauna of early Silurian age, is described from Gotland, Sweden. This is the first Silurian sponge assemblage known from Baltica, and the only diverse Llandoverian assemblage known worldwide. The fauna includes 20 genera and 29 species, of which three genera and six species are new. Eighteen species are new to Baltica. The fauna shows strong similarities to later Silurian assemblages in Arctic Canada, but one endemic species comprises ca. 50% of the fauna. The fauna shows that lithistid sponges recovered well from the late Ordovician extinction in some areas, and became widely spread in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
Series
Fossils and Strata Monograph Series
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781118906620
SKU
V9781118906620
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About Freek Rhebergen
Freek Rhebergen and Joseph Botting are the authors of A New Silurian (Llandovery, Telychian) Sponge Assemblage from Gotland, Sweden, published by Wiley.
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