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New Taxa of the Superfamily Ambocoelioidea George (Order Spiriferida) from the Eifelian of West-Central Alaska

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New taxa of the superfamily Ambocoelioidea George, 1931 are described from the Eifelian of west-central Alaska: Micopisticospirifer gen. nov. with the type species M. simplex sp. nov. and Cheeneetnukispirifer gen. nov. with the type species Ch. rarus sp. nov. (family Ambocoeliidae) and Alaskomicospirifer gen. nov. with the type species A. boreus sp. nov (family Rhynchospiriferidae).

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This paper was accomplished under the plan of scientific research of DPMGI SB RAS and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science.

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Baranov, V.V., Blodgett, R.B. New Taxa of the Superfamily Ambocoelioidea George (Order Spiriferida) from the Eifelian of West-Central Alaska. Paleontol. J. 56, 638–645 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030122060041

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