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Obconicophycus amadeus
Taxonomy
Obconicophycus amadeus was named by Schopf and Blacic (1971). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Harvard Univ. 58579, TBS-22-4-G, coordinates 50.5/115.0 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ellery Creek, which is in a Tonian peritidal chert in the Bitter Springs Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Obconicophycus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1971 | Obconicophycus amadeus Schopf and Blacic p. 950 figs. Pl 107, figs 1a,b |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Obconicophycus amadeus Schopf and Blacic 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Reference: Vachard and Aretz 2004 | |||||
Age range: Tonian or 1000.00000 to 850.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tonian | Canada (Yukon) | Obconicophycus amadeus (227531) | |
| Tonian | Australia (Northern Territory) | Obconicophycus amadeus (type locality: 227538) |