A NEW RECORD OF THE MYRIAPOD GENUS ARTHROPLEURA JORDAN IN JORDAN ET VON MEYER, 1854 FROM THE PENNSYLVANIAN OF UKRAINE
New finds of remains of probably juvenile giant terrestrial myriapods belonging to the genus Arthropleura Jordan in Jordan et von Meyer, 1854, defined under open nomenclature only to the genus level (A. sp.), are described from continental (probably lacustrine) rocks of the Mospyne Formation (late B...
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| Date: | 2025 |
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| Language: | English |
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Institute of Geological Sciences, NAS of Ukraine
2025
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| Online Access: | http://geojournal.igs-nas.org.ua/article/view/301847 |
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| Journal Title: | Geological journal |
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Geological journal| Summary: | New finds of remains of probably juvenile giant terrestrial myriapods belonging to the genus Arthropleura Jordan in Jordan et von Meyer, 1854, defined under open nomenclature only to the genus level (A. sp.), are described from continental (probably lacustrine) rocks of the Mospyne Formation (late Bashkirian, Early Pennsylvanian) of the southern Luhansk Region, eastern Ukraine. The specimens of A. sp. differ from most arthropleurid fossils described and figured by previous researchers by their much smaller size, much fewer tubercles on the surface of the probable paratergites, and the absence of a significant size gradation of the tubercles. The new findings support the assumption of some researchers that juvenile and adult individuals of the genus Arthropleura may have chosen different habitats for their existence. |
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