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Tricopelta breviceps
Taxonomy
Dalmania breviceps was named by Hall (1872). Its type specimen is AMNH 40016, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Tricopelta breviceps by Ludvigsen and Chatterton (1982).
It was recombined as Tricopelta breviceps by Ludvigsen and Chatterton (1982).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1872 | Dalmania breviceps Hall |
| 1982 | Tricopelta breviceps Ludvigsen and Chatterton p. 2202 |
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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.
†Tricopelta breviceps Hall 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999 | |||||
Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmondian | USA (Indiana) | Tricopelta breviceps (72519) |