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New trepostome Bryozoa from the Early Triassic (Smithian/Spathian) of Nevada

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Zwei neue Bryozoen-Arten der Familie Dyscritellidae (Trepostomata),Dyscritellopsis thaynesianus n. sp. undDyscritellopsis montelloensis n. sp., werden aus den Thaynes Kalken der unteren Trias (Smithian/Spathian) von Nevada (USA) beschrieben. Die Bryozoen-Fauna liefert weiteren Beleg für das Überleben paläozoischer Stammlinien in frühest triadischer Zeit auf den offenen Schelfen der Nordhemisphere außerhalb der Tropen. Sie zeigt paläobiogeo-graphische Beziehungen zu Faunen der Unteren Trias von Spitsbergen.

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Two new bryozoan species of the trepostome family Dyscritellidae,Dyscritellopsis thaynesianus n. sp. andDyscritellopsis montelloensis n. sp., are described from the Early Triassic (Smithian/Spathian) Thaynes Limestone, Nevada (USA). The bryozoan fauna documents the survival of Paleozoic lineages into the earliest Triassic on northern open shelves outside the tropics. The fauna holds paleobiogeo-graphic connections to the Early Triassic bryozoan faunas of Spitsbergen.

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    Priska Schäfer

  2. Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, 412 Deike Building, 16802, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA

    Roger J. Cuffey

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    Albert R. Young

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Schäfer, P., Cuffey, R.J. & Albert, R.Y. New trepostome Bryozoa from the Early Triassic (Smithian/Spathian) of Nevada. Paläontol Z 77, 323–340 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03006945

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