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The ichnogenus Desmograpton from the Silurian of Wales—first record from the Paleozoic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2016

Tommy McCann
Tommy McCann*
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Department of Geology, Leicester University, University Road, Leicester, England
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The ichnogenus Desmograpton Książkiewicz, 1977, is described for the first time from the Paleozoic. The ichnogenus has previously been noted from strata of Mesozoic age in Europe and North and South America (e.g., D'Alessandro, 1980; Książkiewicz, 1977; Macsotay, 1967; McCann and Pickerill, 1988). This new occurrence is also significant because it extends the geographic range of Desmograpton into Britain.

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Paleontological Notes
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 63 , Issue 6 , November 1989 , pp. 950 - 953
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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