Home Previous Random Next Search
ALLONNIA
(al-lon-e-ah)
Named By: Dore & Reid in 1965
Time Period: Cambrian Stage 2-Middle Cambrian
Location: Antarctica - Cape Melville Formation. Australia - Coobowie Limestone Formation, Kulpara Formation, Parara Limestone Formation. China. Jordan - Burj Formation
Size: Unavailable
Diet: unavailable
Fossil(s): Numerous specimens
Classification: | Animalia | Coeloscleritophora | Chancelloriida | Chancelloriidae |
Also known as: | Dimidia | Onychia | Rosella | Zhurinia |
About

Allonnia is a genus of coeloscleritophoran known as complete scleritomes from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale. It is also a constituent of the small shelly fauna.

Its earliest occurrence in Yunnan dates to the Upper Meishucunian (~ Tommotian / Cambrian Stage 2)

Read more about Allonnia at Wikipedia
PaleoCodex is a weekend hack by Saurav Mohapatra