Ainiktozoon

Ay-nik-to-zoon.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Ainiktozoon.

Phonetic

Ay-nik-to-zoon.

Named By

D.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Scourfield‭ ‬-‭ ‬1937.

Classification

Arthropoda,‭ ‬Crustacea,‭ ‬Thylacocephala,‭ ‬Concavicarida.

Diet

Detritivore‭?

Species

A.‭ ‬loganense‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Scotland.

Time Period

Silurian.

Fossil representation

Individuals preserved flat on rock slabs.

In Depth

       Ainiktozoon is an ancient crustacean noted for having a significantly large carapace.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬An anomalous fossil organism,‭ ‬possibly a new type of chordate,‭ ‬from the Upper Silurian of Lesmahagow,‭ ‬Lanarkshire‭ – ‬Ainiktozoon loganense,‭ ‬gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Proceedings of the Royal Society B‭ ‬121‭ (‬825‭)‬:‭ ‬533‭–‬547.‭ ‬-‭ ‬D.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Scourfield‭ ‬-‭ ‬1937. -‭ ‬Ainiktozoon loganense Scourfield,‭ ‬a protochordate‭? ‬from the Silurian of Scotland.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Alcheringa‭ ‬9‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬117‭–‬142.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Ritchie‭ ‬-‭ ‬1985. -‭ ‬The fossil Ainiktozoon is an arthropod.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nature‭ ‬385‭ (‬6617‭)‬:‭ ‬589‭–‬590.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Wim van der Brugghen,‭ ‬Frederick R.‭ ‬Schram‭ & ‬David M.‭ ‬Martill‭ ‬-‭ ‬1997.

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