Pneumodesmus newmani H.M. Wilson and L.I. Anderson, 2004 - Millipede

Description

Fossil millipede, Pneumodesmus newmani, from the mid Silurian of Cowie Harbour, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Museum reference

G.2001.109.1

Collection

Fossils

Scientific name(s)

species: Pneumodesmus newmani H.M. Wilson and L.I. Anderson, 2004 - Millipede

Specimen details

Specimen form: Fossil

Materials

Grey-green micaceous siltstone

Physical description

Small section of segments with leg appendages preserved in a fine silty grey green sandstone

Collection place(s)

Cowie Harbour, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Collector: Newman, Michael J., 2002 - 2003 (fl.)
Cowie Harbour, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Fossil Hunters: Unearthing the Mystery of Life on Land (19 Feb 2016 - 14 Aug 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Wilson, W. M. and Anderson, L. I. 2004. 'Morphology and taxonomy of Paleozoic millipedes (Diplopoda: Chilognatha: Archipolypoda) from Scotland'. Journal of Paleontology, vol. 78, (1), pp. 169-184, fig. 9.1 -9.3