An Amazing Agnostoid Arthropod

[piranha]

An amazing agnostoid arthropod was recently named in my honor. The Great Cambrian-Ordovician trilobitologist: John Taylor has bestowed Lotagnostus morrisoni upon yours truly. Although the Agnostida have long been classified among the orders of trilobites, because of a number of key differences, they are currently excluded and regarded as a closely related sister group to the polymeroid trilobites. In any event, the Agnostida will always be inextricably associated and studied in conjunction with the Trilobita. I'm very grateful to have the privilege to share this 'Lucky' Lotagnostus here at TFF!

 

 

 

Taylor, J.F., Loch, J.D., Repetski, J.E. 2024

Taxonomy and Stratigraphic Distribution of Lotagnostus (Agnostida: Agnostidae) and

Associated Trilobites and Conodonts in the Upper Cambrian (Furongian) of Laurentia.

Zootaxa, 5422(1):1-66  PDF LINK

[rocket]

Wow, congretulations! What a honour 

Thanks for sharing and thanks for your good eyes to recognize something new and give it to science

[piranha]

1 minute ago, rocket said:

Wow, congretulations! What a honour 

Thanks for sharing and thanks for your good eyes to recognize something new and give it to science

 

Rocket: Thank you very much!

 

However, I did not discover this new species.  Etymology: "for invaluable assistance in conducting a thorough review of the relevant literature"

[rocket]

23 minutes ago, piranha said:

 

Rocket: Thank you very much!

 

However, I did not discover this new species.  Etymology: "for invaluable assistance in conducting a thorough review of the relevant literature"

 

For this you also need good eyes, a lot of patience and have to recognize the right thing 

[Fossildude19]

Congratulations Scott!

 

[Kane]

This is quite an exceptional honour, and indeed your hard work and keen knowledge of the existing literature is in a class of its own. Perhaps given this honour, they ought to separate this one specifically into its own classification as a Gnostid, given that it was much of your hard work that made this one known (well, as known as these taxon-defying arthropods can be known!). 

[JohnJ]

Congratulations, Scott!

[doushantuo]

That is so awesome!

Very many congrats,  and what a sign of recognition !!!

 

edit: thanks for including the link to what is to my mind a pretty significant paper..

Edited March 12 by doushantuo

[Coco]

Hi,

 

Bravo Scott ! A tribute to the greatness of your trilobitic knowledge and your intense desire to share publications

 

Coco

[FossilNerd]

Congratulations and well done, Scott!

 

[trilobites_are_awesome]

Congrats!

[piranha]

Frank, Tim, Kane, John, Ben, Coco, Wayne, James:  Thanks for all the wonderful comments!

[doushantuo]

please note that I fully realize this in no way equates to the latest honor bestowed uppn you, but my appreciation of trilobite paleontology has increased tenfold

since experiencing your expertise on the subject,which can only be described as  " spectacularly encyclopedic "

[piranha]

38 minutes ago, doushantuo said:

please note that I fully realize this in no way equates to the latest honor bestowed uppn you, but my appreciation of trilobite paleontology has increased tenfold

since experiencing your expertise on the subject,which can only be described as  " spectacularly encyclopedic "

 

 

Thank you very much for the great kudos....I'm delighted beyond words for this honor!

[Tidgy's Dad]

A  very well-deserved honour, I am sure.

The depth of your research and breadth of your knowledge still astounds me after all these years.

[FossilDAWG]

Just seeing this now.  Congratulations Scott!  As always I am so impressed with your knowledge and the niche you have developed in the world of trilobitology!   

 

Don

[piranha]

Adam & Don: Thanks a lot for the kind and generous comments. I appreciate the great kudos from all of my Forum Friends, old and new.

 

This latest patronym and all the others I have shared at TFF are a virtual scrapbook of wonderful memories...that I will treasure always.

[Jeffrey P]

Another well deserved honor, Scott. Big congratulations and thanks for sharing this.

[piranha]

On 3/16/2024 at 12:46 PM, Jeffrey P said:

Another well deserved honor, Scott. Big congratulations and thanks for sharing this.

 

 

Jeff: Thank you....very much appreciated!

[PFOOLEY]

Congratulations, good sir...that's pretty darn exciting. We all know you as the most knowledgeable trilobite kid on the block...very cool to see the world of Paleontology recognize you for it as well. Nice work.

[ClearLake]

Congratulation!  I love the reasoning behind the honor as it corroborates what I have always been amazed at: your ability to find and share the appropriate literature for anything trilobite related (and often many other taxa).  I know it has taken a lot of work and persistence to get to that point.  Thanks and congratulations, again!!

[piranha]

Mike & Mike: Thank you so much for your kind words!

 

 

And a million thanks to the great friends around the world

for all the wonderful feedback and support over the years!

 

[Nimravis]

Congrats Scott, does this make 7?

[piranha]

6 hours ago, Nimravis said:

Congrats Scott, does this make 7?

 

Ralph: Thanks a lot....yes, this is the lucky 7th!

[LSCHNELLE]

Congrats! What an honor! This has made your contribution perpetual - at  least until our human inquiry for fossil knowledge comes to an end. That would be a sad day indeed!