Mackenziurus
Mackenziurus is a genus of phacopid trilobites from the Silurian[1] containing several species, including four named after members of the American punk band the Ramones.[2][3]
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| Genus: | Mackenziurus Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1990 |
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| Mackenziurus reimeri | |
Species
The type species is M. reimeri, described by G.D. Edgecombe and B.D.E. Chatterton in 1990. The species named for members of the Ramones, all named by J.M. Adrain and G.D. Edgecombe in 1997, are:
- M. joeyi, named after Joey Ramone
- M. johnnyi, named after Johnny Ramone
- M. deedeei, named after Dee Dee Ramone
- M. ceejayi, named after C. J. Ramone
Additional Mackenziurus species include:
References
- Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Chatterton, Brian D. E. (1990). "Mackenziurus, a new genus of the Silurian "Encrinurus" variolaris Plexus (Trilobita)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2968): 1–22.
- Adrain, J. M. and Edgecombe, G. D. (1997). "Silurian encrinurine trilobites from the central Canadian Arctic". Palaeontographica Canadiana. 14: 1–109.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
- Gass, Kenneth C.; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Ramsköld, Lars; Mikulic, Donald G.; Watkins, Rodney (1992). "Silurian Encrinurinae (Trilobita) from the Central United States". Journal of Paleontology. 66 (1): 75–89.
- Gass, Kenneth C (1999). "Mackenziurus emielityi new species: a new encrinurine (Trilobita) from the Silurian (Wenlock-Ludlow) of Wisconsin and Illinois". Journal of Paleontology. 73 (5): 977–978.
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