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Gauthiericeras libertae
Taxonomy
Gauthiericeras libertae was named by van Hoepen (1955) [DISTRIBUTION: Coniacian; South Africa.]. It is not a trace fossil.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Gauthiericeras libertae van Hoepen p. 372 figs. figs. 23-25 |
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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.
†Gauthiericeras libertae van Hoepen 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 3 | 50.3 | 49.0 | 52.0 | 50.0 | 1.53 | |
| shell diameter | 3 | 133.7 | 131.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 2.31 | |
| shell inflation | 3 | 51.3 | 48.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 2.89 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Coniacian | South Africa | Gauthiericeras libertae (82448) | |
| Middle Coniacian | South Africa | Gauthiericeras libertae (82441 82442 82446) |