A new species of the antiarch Microbrachius from the Middle Devonian (Givetian) of Belarus

A new antiarch species Microbrachius kedoae n. sp. is described from the Middle Devonian (Givetian) of Belarus. The species is based on isolated dermal plates recovered from a borehole near the village of Gavrilchitsy about 25 km southwest of the city of Soligorsk. Microbrachius kedoae compares well...

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Published inEstonian journal of earth sciences Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 3 - 13
Main Authors Mark-Kurik, Elga, Newman, Michael J., Toom, Ursula, den Blaauwen, Jan L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tallinn Estonian Academy Publishers 01.03.2018
Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus (Estonian Academy Publishers)
Subjects
Antiarchi
Armor
Belarus
Boreholes
Devonian
Devonian period
Discovery and exploration
Estonia
Fauna
Fossils
Geology
Middle Devonian
morphology
Natural history
New species
Physiological aspects
Placoderms
Plate tectonics
Scotland
Skin
Species
Stratigraphy
Vertebrata
Belarus
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ISSN1736-4728
1736-7557
DOI10.3176/earth.2017.22

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Summary:A new antiarch species Microbrachius kedoae n. sp. is described from the Middle Devonian (Givetian) of Belarus. The species is based on isolated dermal plates recovered from a borehole near the village of Gavrilchitsy about 25 km southwest of the city of Soligorsk. Microbrachius kedoae compares well to the type species Microbrachius dicki from Scotland, but differs from this and all other Microbrachius species in the mixilateral plate being overlapped by the anterior median dorsal plate. The presence of Microbrachius species of the same age in Scotland and Belarus strengthens the argument of faunal connections between the two areas in the Middle Devonian.
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ISSN:1736-4728
1736-7557
DOI:10.3176/earth.2017.22