Mimetaster

Mi-me-ta-ser.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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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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Gutierrez, B. (2015, August 15). Mimetaster. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/mimetaster/

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Name

Mimetaster.

Phonetic

Mi-me-ta-ser.

Named By

W.‭ ‬St�rmer‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Bergstr�m‭ ‬-‭ ‬1976.

Classification

Animalia,‭ ‬Arthropoda,‭ ‬Marrellomorpha,‭ ‬Marrellida,‭ ‬Mimetasteridae.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

M.‭ ‬hexagonalis‭

Size

Roughly about‭ ‬5‭ ‬-‭ ‬6‭ ‬centimetres across.‭

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬Floresta Formation.‭ ‬Germany‭ ‬-‭ ‬Hunsr�ck Slate.

Time Period

Early Devonian.

Fossil representation

Well over‭ ‬100‭ ‬individuals.

In Depth

       Mimetaster is a genus of arthropod that lived during the early Devonian period.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The arthropods Mimetaster and Vachonisia from the Devonian Hunsr�ck Shale.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Pal�ontologische Zeitschrift.‭ ‬50‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬78‭–‬111.‭ ‬-‭ ‬W.‭ ‬St�rmer‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Bergstr�m‭ ‬-‭ ‬1976. -‭ ‬Re-investigation of Mimetaster hexagonalis:‭ ‬a marrellomorph arthropod from the Lower Devonian Hunsr�ck Slate‭ (‬Germany‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Pal�ontologische Zeitschrift.‭ ‬84:‭ ‬397.‭ ‬-‭ ‬G.‭ ‬K�hl‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Rust‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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