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Magnofossacrinus, a New Genus of Cladid Crinoids (Crinoidea, Echinodermata) from the Moscovian (Pennsylvanian) of Moscow Region

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A new poteriocrinid genus, Magnofossacrinus, represented by the type species M. domodedovoensis sp. nov. from the Upper Carboniferous deposits of the Moscow Synecline, is described. The new genus is the youngest (Moscovian stage) reliable representative of the family Poteriocrinidae. Magnofossacrinus is characterized by unusually large cirrus with polynodal articular facets. The morphology of Magnofossacrinus stems is discussed and compared with the stems of other closely related crinoids.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The author is grateful to A.S. Alekseev (PIN, Moscow State University), A.V. Stupachenko, R.P. Shirokov, V.A. Gorbenko, employees of the Department of Paleontology of the MCEBC and personally D.B. Kucher and A.S. Shmakov (PIN) who generously provided the Magnofossacrinus material. The author is grateful to G.A. Anekeeva (PIN) for the reconstruction drawing of Magnofossacrinus. The author is grateful to A.S. Alekseev and S.V. Rozhnov (PIN) for valuable comments.

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The work was performed within the framework of the Biological Diversity program of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences and with the financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project nos. 14-05-31464 and12-04-01750-a).

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Mirantsev, G.V. Magnofossacrinus, a New Genus of Cladid Crinoids (Crinoidea, Echinodermata) from the Moscovian (Pennsylvanian) of Moscow Region. Paleontol. J. 53, 488–498 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030119040099

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