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Taxonomy
Longiproetus meiopsifius was named by Van Viersen et al. (2012). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Resteigne quarry, Hanonet Fm, unit 1, which is in an Eifelian shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Hanonet Formation of Belgium.
It was recombined as Gerastos meiopsifius by van Viersen (2021).
It was recombined as Gerastos meiopsifius by van Viersen (2021).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2012 | Longiproetus meiopsifius Van Viersen et al. |
| 2021 | Gerastos meiopsifius van Viersen p. 190 figs. 3F, I-M |
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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.
†Gerastos meiopsifius Van Viersen et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Givetian to the top of the Eifelian or 388.10000 to 387.70000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Eifelian | Belgium | Longiproetus meiopsifius (205311) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Belgium | Longiproetus meiopsifius (205314) |