An Upper Carboniferous trigonotarbid, Aphantomartus pustulatus (Scudder, 1884), from the Maritimes Basin (Euramerican Coal Province), New Brunswick, Canada

Authors

  • R. F. Miller Steinhammer Palaeontology Laboratory. New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, NB E2K IE5. Canada
  • W. H. Forbes P.O. Box 417, Washburn, ME 047X6, U.S.A.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4138/1979

Abstract

A specimen of an aphantomartid trigonotarbid arachnid. Aphantomartus pustulatus (Scudder, 1884), found in the Upper Carboniferous (Westphalian C. Minio Formation) coalfields of New Brunswick, Canada, is only the second North American locality for this species Trigonotarbids are uncommon fossils in Carboniferous deposits, most described specimens being found in Europe Recent revision of the family Aphantomartidae identified only one genus with two species, which range from the Lower Carboniferous (Viséan) lo the Lower Permian (Asselian). The specimen is the only aphantomartid trigonotarbid described from the Maritimes Basin of the Euramenrican Coal Province. RÉSUMÉ Le spécimen d'arachnide aphantomanide tngonotarbide Aphantomartus pustulatus (Scudder, 1884) découvcrt dans des terrains houillers du Carbonifère supcricur (Formation du Westphalian C de Minto) du Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada, constitue la deuxiéme localisation de cet cspèce en Amériquc du Nord. Les trigonotarbides constituent des fossiles rarcs dans les gites du Carbonifere, la majorité des spécimens décrits ayant été trouvés en Europe. Une révision récente de la famille des Aphantomartidae a défini l'existence d'un seul genre comportant deux espèces, dont la présence s'etend du Carbonifére inferieur (Viséen) au Permien inférieur (Asselien). Le spécimen cité représente le seul trigonotarbide aphantomartide décrit provenant du bassin des Maritimes de la province euraméricaine Traduit par la rédaction

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Published

2001-10-01

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Miller, R. F., & Forbes, W. H. (2001). An Upper Carboniferous trigonotarbid, Aphantomartus pustulatus (Scudder, 1884), from the Maritimes Basin (Euramerican Coal Province), New Brunswick, Canada. Atlantic Geoscience, 37(2/3). https://doi.org/10.4138/1979

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Vol. 37 No. 2/3 (2001)

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