| Abstract: | A new Silurian (Llandoverian) biota from Wisconsin with a significant soft-bodied and lightly sclerotized component is dominated by arthropods and worms. The fauna includes the earliest well-preserved xiphosure, a possible marine uniramian, three new arthropods of uncertain affinity, and possibly the first Paleozoic leech. This may be only the second locality to yield a conodont animal. Lack of a normal shelly fauna suggests an unusual environment. The discovery adds significantly to the few such exceptionally preserved faunas known from Lower Paleozoic rocks. |
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| Citation Author: | Mikulic, D. G.; Briggs, D. E. G.; Kluessendorf, J. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Science |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | A Silurian soft-bodied biota; 1985; Article; Journal; Science; Mikulic, D. G.; Briggs, D. E. G.; Kluessendorf, J. |
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| Citation Volume: | 228 |
| Citation Year: | 1985 |
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| Text: | A Silurian soft-bodied biota; 1985; Article; Journal; Science; Mikulic, D. G.; Briggs, D. E. G.; Kluessendorf, J. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00 -0600 |
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