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Published: 2016-01-06 06:05:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 556; Favourites: 5; Downloads: 0
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Description Reconstruction of the proetid trilobite, Paladin morrowensis, a deepwater-dweller from Lower to Middle Carboniferous marine strata in what is now Texas.
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Pr0teusUnbound [2016-01-06 14:46:20 +0000 UTC]

paladin? i always love it when paleontologists give grand over-the-top names to fossil invertebrates.

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avancna In reply to Pr0teusUnbound [2016-01-06 16:19:29 +0000 UTC]

Trust me, this isn't even the over the toppest yet.  Paleontologists used "Ancalagon" twice, even.

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Pr0teusUnbound In reply to avancna [2016-01-08 00:44:43 +0000 UTC]

twice? i thought the priapulid was the only one!

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avancna In reply to Pr0teusUnbound [2016-01-09 03:40:31 +0000 UTC]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankalago…

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