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Taxonomy
Lithodomus atavus was named by Waagen (1881). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chidru, topmost Productus Limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Changhsingian coastal sandstone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.
It was recombined as Lithophaga atavus by Newell (1942).
It was recombined as Lithophaga atavus by Newell (1942).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
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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.
†Lithophaga atavus Waagen 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | Pakistan | Lithodomus atavus (126940) | |
| Changhsingian | Pakistan | Lithodomus atavus (type locality: 89061) |