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Sphenodiscus corroyi
Taxonomy
Sphenodiscus corroyi was named by Sornay and Tessier (1949). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Popenguine, well cuttings, which is in a Maastrichtian marine horizon in the Cap de Nez Formation of Senegal.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1949 | Sphenodiscus corroyi Sornay and Tessier p. 248 figs. Pl 7, figs 10,11; text-fig1.3, 1.4 |
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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.
†Sphenodiscus corroyi Sornay and Tessier 1949
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 |
Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Senegal | Sphenodiscus corroyi (type locality: 208782) |