Image:Pohlsepia mazonensis.jpg

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pohlsepia mazonensis holotype

Original caption: A, Pohlsepia mazonensis, gen. et sp. nov., holotype, in siderite concretion, Upper Carboniferous (Westphalian D), Francis Creek Shale Member, Carbondale Formation, near Braidwood, Will County, Illinois; ×1.9. B, drawing of Pohlsepia mazonensis gen. et sp. nov.; ×1.9. Abbreviations: e, eye; ef, expressed fluid; f, fin; fu, funnel; is?, ink sac (or gut trace); m, mandibles; ma, modified arm (tentacle); r, radula.

Source: Kluessendorf, J. & P. Doyle 2000. Pohlsepia mazonensis, an early 'octopus' from the Carboniferous of Illinois, USA.PDF Palaeontology 43(5): 919-926.

Copyright: © Joanne Kluessendorf and Peter Doyle/Palaeontology

[edit] Fair use rationale

Use of this copyrighted image in article Pohlsepia mazonensis is believed to be fair use on the grounds that:

  • No equivalent image is available in the public domain or could be created that would adequately give the same information (only one fossil known)
  • It is used here strictly for educational purposes
  • Use of the image will not significantly detract from the copyright holder's ability to sell the image
  • Use of the image adds signicantly to the article as it directly illustrates the subject of the article
  • The image is a small portion of the original work
  • It is a low resolution image in .jpg format
  • It is freely available on the internet

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeDimensionsUserComment
current22:08, 1 March 2007542×742 (128 KB)Mgiganteus1 (Talk | contribs) (''Pohlsepia mazonensis'' holotype Original caption: A, ''Pohlsepia mazonensis'', gen. et sp. nov., holotype, in siderite concretion, Upper Carboniferous (Westphalian D), Francis Creek Shale Member, Carbondale Formation, near Braidwood, Will County, Illin)

The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed):