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Virgatocypris mezzalirai
Taxonomy
Virgatocypris mezzalirai was named by Dias-Brito et al. (2001). Its type specimen is UNESPl-BU69, a carapace, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Quarry Triângulo, BR-050 (km 50), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the Serra da Galga Formation of Brazil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2001 | Virgatocypris mezzalirai Dias-Brito et al. pp. 273-274 figs. Pl. 9:9-12 |
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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.
†Virgatocypris mezzalirai Dias-Brito et al. 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | Virgatocypris mezzalirai (83300 type locality: 83301) |