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Erstnachweis von Edrioasteroidea (Echinodermata) aus dem Mittel-Devon der Eifel (Rheinisches Schiefergebirge)

First record of Edrioasteroidea (Echinodermata) from the Middle Devonian of the Eifel (Rheinisches Schiefergebirge)

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The first calcitic thecas of edrioasteroids from the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge are described:Timeischytes leunisseni n. sp.,Timeischytes prescheri n. sp. andRhenopyrgus sp. are from the Middle Devonian of the Eifel Hills. The morphological features ofTimeischytes lead to the assumption that in this genus paedomorphosis has been a long-lasting process.

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Aus dem Rheinischen Schiefergebirge werden erstmals kalkig erhaltene Edrioasteroideen-Thecen beschrieben:Timeischytes leunisseni n. sp.,Timeischytes prescheri n. sp. undRhenopyrgus sp. stammen aus dem Mittel-Devon der Eifel. Aufgrund der Morphologie der neuenTimeischytes- Taxa wird angenommen, daß die Pädomorphose innerhalb der Gattung ein langanhaltender Prozess gewesen ist.

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Grigo, M. Erstnachweis von Edrioasteroidea (Echinodermata) aus dem Mittel-Devon der Eifel (Rheinisches Schiefergebirge). Paläont. Z. 74, 91–98 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02987955

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