Norasaphus monroeae is a species of asaphid trilobites named after Marilyn Monroe for its hourglass-like shaped glabellum.[2][3][4] Its fossils are found in Arenig-aged marine strata from the Nora Formation, in the Georgina Basin, situated between the Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia.
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| Species: | N. monroeae
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See also
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edit- ^ Richard A. Fortey & John H. Shergold (1984). "Early Ordovician trilobites Nora Formation, Central Australia" (PDF). Palaeontology. 27: 315–366. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Fortey, Richard. Trilobite!: Eyewitness to Evolution, HarperCollins (2000) page 154
- ^ "My True Love Gave To Me … A Bat Species!". CBS News. 9 December 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009.
- ^ Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
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