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Anataphrus kermiti

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Discussion

Named for Kermit the Frog, who this species resembles when enrolled

Taxonomy
Anataphrus kermiti was named by Amati (2014). Its type specimen is OU 11889, a cephalon/head (nearly complete, enrolled individual), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 77-218. Roadcut along east side of U.S. Highway 77, about 17 km south of Davis, which is in an Edenian carbonate rudstone in the Viola Springs Formation of Oklahoma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Anataphrus kermiti Amati pp. 28 - 30 figs. Pl. 25, Figs. 7-10; Pls. 26-31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusAnataphrus
specieskermiti

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Anataphrus kermiti Amati 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 11:26:37
Modified: 2009-06-08 13:26:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Edenian or 451.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Oklahoma) Anataphrus kermiti (type locality: 164843 164844)