Journal of Paleontology; March 2000; v. 74; no. 2;
p. 189-191; DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2000)074<0189:LPPMFA>2.0.CO;2
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LOWER PERMIAN POLYPLACOPHORA (MOLLUSCA) FROM ARGENTINA
R. D. HOARE1 and
NORA SABATTINI2
1 Department of Geology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
2 Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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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