Allonnia

Al-lon-e-ah.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2012, August 7). Allonnia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/allonnia/

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Name

Allonnia.

Phonetic

Al-lon-e-ah.

Named By

Classification

Animalia,‭ ‬Coeloscleritophora,‭ ‬Chancelloriida,‭ ‬Chancelloriidae.

Diet

Species

A.‭ ‬tripodophora‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Antarctica‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cape Melville Formation.‭ ‬Australia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Coobowie Limestone Formation,‭ ‬Kulpara Formation,‭ ‬Parara Limestone Formation.‭ ‬China.‭ ‬Jordan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Burj Formation.‭

Time Period

Mid Cambrian.

Fossil representation

Numerous specimens.

In Depth

       Allonnia is a genus of coeloscleritophoran that had a near global distribution.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Shelly Fossils from the Early Cambrian‭ (‬Toyonian‭) ‬Wirrealpa,‭ ‬Aroona Creek,‭ ‬and Ramsay Limestones of South Australia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Paleontology‭ ‬67‭ (‬5‭)‬:‭ ‬758‭–‬787.‭ ‬-‭ ‬G.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Brock‭ & ‬B.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Cooper‭ ‬-‭ ‬1993. – New well-preserved scleritomes of Chancelloriida from early Cambrian Guanshan Biota, eastern Yunnan, China. – Journal of Paleontology: 1–17. – Jun Zhao, Guo-Biao Li & Paul A. Seldon – 2018.

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