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Lower Permian Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from Argentina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

R. D. Hoare
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
Nora Sabattini
Affiliation:
Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Argentina

Abstract

Several polyplacophoran plates are preserved as external molds in the Lower Permian Rio Genoa Formation, Chubut Province, Argentina. These are the first reported Permian polyplacophorans from South America. The new genus and species Asketochiton chubutensis is described based on this material.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Paleontological Society 2000

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