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Psephoaster klydonos
Taxonomy
Psephoaster klydonos was named by McNamara (1987). Its type specimen is SAM P24631, a test, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Mannum Limestone, which is in a Miocene coastal limestone in the Mannum Limestone Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Psephoaster.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1987 | Psephoaster klydonos McNamara p. 350 figs. pl. 48, figs. 1-3 |
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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.
†Psephoaster klydonos McNamara 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (South Australia) | Psephoaster klydonos (type locality: 72198 72222) |