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Eskoharpes is a genus of harpetid trilobites. Along with Globoharpes it is one of the only harpetids that are found from the Frasnian stage of the Devonian period; it most likely evolved from Lioharpes.[1]
Species
All species of Eskoharpes, except for E. neogracilis, are found in the late Frasnian of the Canning Basin in Western Australia.
Species list
- E. boltoni
- E. guthae
- E. neogracilis (=Harpes neogracilis)
- E. palanasus (type species)
- E. wandjina
References
- ↑ McNamara, Kenneth; Feist, Raimund; Ebach, Malte (2009). "Patterns of Evolution and Extinction in the Last Harpetid Trilobites During the Late Devonian (Frasnian)". Palaeontology. 52 (1): 11–33. Bibcode:2009Palgy..52...11M. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00832.x. S2CID 129912220.
External links
- Order Harpetida - from A Guide to the Orders of Trilobites by Sam Gon III
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