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Ramseyocrinus (Crinoidea) from the Arenig of Morocco

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2016

Stephen K. Donovan  and
Jeremy J. Savill
Stephen K. Donovan
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica
Jeremy J. Savill
Affiliation:
Garris House, Airton, Skipton, North Yorks, BD23 4AL, England
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Abstract

The discovery of the arms of the disparid inadunate crinoid Ramseyocrinus Bates from the Arenig (Lower Ordovician) of Morocco extends the geographic range of this genus, previously only known from south Wales, United Kingdom, and the Montagne Noire, France. It is probable that the Moroccan specimen represents a new species. This is the first Lower Ordovician crinoid to be described from Africa.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Paleontology , Volume 62 , Issue 2 , March 1988 , pp. 283 - 285
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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