Allonnia

Al-lon-e-ah.
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Name

Allonnia.

Phonetic

Al-lon-e-ah.

Named By

Classification

Animalia,‭ ‬Coeloscleritophora,‭ ‬Chancelloriida,‭ ‬Chancelloriidae.

Diet

Species

A.‭ ‬tripodophora‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Antarctica‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cape Melville Formation.‭ ‬Australia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Coobowie Limestone Formation,‭ ‬Kulpara Formation,‭ ‬Parara Limestone Formation.‭ ‬China.‭ ‬Jordan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Burj Formation.‭

Time Period

Mid Cambrian.

Fossil representation

Numerous specimens.

In Depth

       Allonnia is a genus of coeloscleritophoran that had a near global distribution.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Shelly Fossils from the Early Cambrian‭ (‬Toyonian‭) ‬Wirrealpa,‭ ‬Aroona Creek,‭ ‬and Ramsay Limestones of South Australia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Paleontology‭ ‬67‭ (‬5‭)‬:‭ ‬758‭–‬787.‭ ‬-‭ ‬G.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Brock‭ & ‬B.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Cooper‭ ‬-‭ ‬1993. – New well-preserved scleritomes of Chancelloriida from early Cambrian Guanshan Biota, eastern Yunnan, China. – Journal of Paleontology: 1–17. – Jun Zhao, Guo-Biao Li & Paul A. Seldon – 2018.

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