The oldest illustration of Chinese crinoid calyx: Annotated translation of "Cupressocrinus abbreviatus" reported by Fritz Frech in 1911

Lin JP, Fürsich F (2015)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2015

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Publisher: Elsevier B.V.

Book Volume: 24

Pages Range: 383-388

Journal Issue: 4

DOI: 10.1016/j.palwor.2014.10.001

Abstract

 

The early history on the discovery of the first Chinese crinoid calyx of “Cupressocrinus abbreviatus” (now Halocrinites schlotheimii Steininger, 1831) remains unclear. The first record of “C. abbreviatus” was reported by Fritz Frech in 1911. It was included in the fifth and the last volume of the series titled China by the German traveler and explorer Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen. The cover page, title page, and prologue are informative; thus, they are explained and translated in detail. Richthofen's specimen is still the oldest documented cupressocrinitid calyx known in China today. Discovery of a second cupressocrinitid specimen confirms the existence of this family in China. Current taxonomic positions of the Chinese specimens are discussed.
 

 

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APA:

Lin, J.-P., & Fürsich, F. (2015). The oldest illustration of Chinese crinoid calyx: Annotated translation of "Cupressocrinus abbreviatus" reported by Fritz Frech in 1911. Palaeoworld, 24(4), 383-388. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2014.10.001

MLA:

Lin, Jih-Pai, and Franz Fürsich. "The oldest illustration of Chinese crinoid calyx: Annotated translation of "Cupressocrinus abbreviatus" reported by Fritz Frech in 1911." Palaeoworld 24.4 (2015): 383-388.

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