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A New Ordovician Trilobite Genus & Species
piranha posted a topic in Partners in Paleontology - Member Contributions to Science
A highly anticipated package has arrived from Spain. Attached below is one of two holotype casts of Kierarges morrisoni, a new trilobite genus and species named in my honor by the Great Spanish Trilobitologist: Joan Corbacho. One of the holotype casts has been donated to the University of Oregon's spectacular collection of trilobites. When Kierarges was first being described, it was thought to be a new species of Nerudaspis. Eventually all the specialists agreed this Moroccan isoteline trilobite is actually a new genus as well, giving it the special distinction of being a type species. In any event, it deserves its own thread in this recently created forum of outstanding paleontological contributions. This news event was reported a couple weeks ago in my open trilobite papers thread. I thought it could sneak under the radar when I posted a couple of inconspicuous trilobite papers. I probably should have anticipated that someone might spill the beans ahead of schedule! In a million years I would never imagine such a great reward for the research that brings so much fulfillment to every day. Geologically speaking, I'm hoping that 15 minutes of fame will be quite a long time! Corbacho, J. 2014 Kierarges morrisoni : Un Nuevo Género de Isotelinae (Trilobita) del Floiense de Portugal y Marruecos. [Kierarges morrisoni : A New Genus of Isotelinae (Trilobita) from the Floian of Portugal and Morocco.] Museo Geològico del Seminari de Barcelona, Batalleria, 20:21-26 OPEN ACCESS PDF