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Microcornus petilus
Taxonomy
Microcornus petilus was named by Bengtson et al. (1990) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Cambrian; South Australia. COMMENTS: Bengston in Bengston et al. 1990]. Its type specimen is SAMP 30887, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1990 | Microcornus petilus Bengtson et al. p. 217 fig. 145–147 |
2001 | Microcornus petilus Gravestock et al. p. 99 figs. Pl. X, fig. 10a, b |
2004 | Microcornus petilus Malinky and Skovsted pp. 556-557 figs. 3C, D. |
2006 | Microcornus petilus Wotte p. 154 |
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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.
†Microcornus petilus Bengtson et al. 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Dyeran or 521.00000 to 509.70000 Ma
Collections (29 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Atdabanian | Australia (South Australia) | Microcornus petilus (96920 96966 97739 97740 97741 97742 97746 97747 97749 97750) | |
Atdabanian - Botomian | Antarctica (South Shetland Islands) | Microcornus petilus (49691) | |
Botomian | Australia (South Australia) | Microcornus petilus (50793 96914 96915 96917 96932 96958 96959 96963 96964 96965 97717 97751 97770 97774 97775) | |
Dyeran | Greenland | Microcornus petilus (49464) | |
Toyonian | Australia (South Australia) | Microcornus petilus (96929 97986) |