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Hintzeia

Hintzeia is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hintzeia rather than just read about it. In short: Hintzeia is a genus of trilobites in the order Phacopida (family Pliomeridae), that existed during the lower Ordovician in what is now the United States. It was described by Harrington in 1957, and the type species is Hintzeia aemula (type specimen: 26434 (AMNH)), which was originally described under the genus Protopliomerops by Hintze in 1953.

Key takeaways

Hintzeia belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Hintzeia to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Hintzeia from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Hintzeia is a genus of trilobites in the order Phacopida (family Pliomeridae), that existed during the lower Ordovician in what is now the United States. It was described by Harrington in 1957, and the type species is Hintzeia aemula (type specimen: 26434 (AMNH)), which was originally described under the genus Protopliomerops by Hintze in 1953. Harrington also moved two other Protopliomerops species, P. celsaora and P. firmimarginis, under Hintzeia. The generic name is derived from that of the type species' author. The type locality was the Fillmore Formation in Utah.

Species Hintzeia aemula (Hintze, 1953) Hintzeia celsaora (Ross, 1951) Hintzeia firmimarginis (Hintze, 1952)

References

External links Hintzeia at the Paleobiology Database

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hintzeia

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hintzeia claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hintzeia before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hintzeia ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hintzeia

In research: Hintzeia appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hintzeia in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hintzeia is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Fossil taxa described in 1957, Fossils of the United States, Ordovician trilobites, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hintzeia outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Hintzeia in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Hintzeia means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Hintzeia out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Hintzeia in simple terms?

Why does Hintzeia matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Hintzeia?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Hintzeia.