Tetragramma donaldtrumpi
| Tetragramma donaldtrumpi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Phymosomatoida |
| Family: | Diplopodiidae |
| Genus: | Tetragramma |
| Species: | T. donaldtrumpi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetragramma donaldtrumpi Thompson, 2016 | |
Tetragramma donaldtrumpi is a species of fossil sea urchins discovered and identified by William R. Thompson, Jr. in 2016.[1] The specimen locality is from the Lower Cretaceous, Trinity Group, of the Glen Rose Formation near Fischer, Texas, in the United States.[1][2]
The Tetragramma genus is known from the Upper Jurassic (Oxfordian) to the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian).[3]
Thompson named the species to honor United States President Donald Trump.[4][5]
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- 1 2 Thompson Jr., William R. (2016). Fossil Echinoids of Texas: A Monograph of Fossil Sea Urchins. River Stix. ISBN 978-1617042782.
- ↑ ZooBank.
- ↑ "Tetragramma Agassiz, 1838". The Echinoid Directory. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ↑ Mendoza, Madalyn. "With fossil, Donald Trump becomes 'permanent part of the scientific record'". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ Wheeler, Christine DeLong (7 November 2016). "New species of fossil sea urchin named after Donald Trump". WMUR. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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