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A medusoid from the Late Ordovician or Early Silurian of Jämtland, central Sweden

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

Lesley Cherns
Lesley Cherns*
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Wales College of Cardiff, Box 914, Cardiff CF1 3YE, Wales, United Kingdom
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Abstract

Patanacta pedina n. gen. and sp. is interpreted as a medusoid from the late Ordovician or early Silurian of Jämtland, central Sweden. The unique specimen is from the Kyrkås Quartzite Formation, a poorly fossiliferous, allochthonous sequence of metasediments in a lower nappe of the frontal zone of the Scandinavian Caledonides. A marginal marine depositional environment is inferred for the Kyrkås facies.

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Research Article
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 68 , Issue 4 , July 1994 , pp. 716 - 721
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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