Norasaphus monroeae

Norasaphus monroeae
Temporal range: Arenig
Artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: †Artiopoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Asaphida
Family: †Asaphidae
Genus: †Norasaphus
Species:
†N. monroeae
Binomial name
†Norasaphus monroeae
Fortey & Shergold, 1984 [1]

Norasaphus monroeae is a species of asaphid trilobite 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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References

  1. ↑ Richard A. Fortey & John H. Shergold (1984). "Early Ordovician trilobites Nora Formation, Central Australia" (PDF). Palaeontology. 27: 315–366. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Fortey, Richard. Trilobite!: Eyewitness to Evolution, HarperCollins (2000) page 154
  3. ↑ "My True Love Gave To Me … A Bat Species!". CBS News. 9 December 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009.
  4. ↑ Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
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