Stringocephalus is an extinct genus of large brachiopods; between 388.1 to 376.1 million years old[1] they are usually found as fossils in Devonian marine rocks. Several forms of the genus are known; they may be found in western North America, northern Europe (especially Poland), Asia and the Canning Basin of Western Australia. Several different types are known; they share a well-developed, curved structure shaped like a beak. Some of the largest specimens discovered to date have been found in China.
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References
edit- ^ Paleobiology Database (ed.). "†Stringocephalus (lamp shell)". Retrieved 17 December 2021.,
External links
edit- Playford, P. E. and Lowry, D. C. 1966. Devonian reef complexes of the Canning Basin, Western Australia. Geological Survey Bulletin 118.
- Paleobiology Database
- Encyclopædia Britannica
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