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Problematic phosphatic plates from the Silurian–Early Devonian of Bohemia, Czech Republic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Annalisa Ferretti ,
Enrico Serpagli  and
Petr Štorch
Annalisa Ferretti
Affiliation:
Dipartimento del Museo di Paleobiologia e dell'Orto Botanico, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 41100 Modena, Italia, ,
Enrico Serpagli
Affiliation:
Dipartimento del Museo di Paleobiologia e dell'Orto Botanico, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 41100 Modena, Italia, ,
Petr Štorch
Affiliation:
Institute of Geology AS CR, Rozvojovà 135, Praha 6 Suchdol 16502, Czech Republic,
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Abstract

Problematic phosphatic elements are reported for the first time from Bohemia, Czech Republic, and are attributed to Eurytholia bohemica n. sp. Similar mineralized elements, interpreted as sclerites, were known only in a very narrow interval from Middle-Late Ordovician beds bordering the Iapetus Ocean. This new report comes from the Silurian and Early Devonian and provides a significant range extension for these Problematica as well as an enlargement of their geographic extent. Comments open new perspectives in the interpretation of these elements.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 80 , Issue 5 , September 2006 , pp. 1026 - 1031
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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