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Chiton (Chiton) rossi
Taxonomy
Chiton (Chiton) rossi was named by Smith et al. (1968). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS M 29075, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate limestone in the San Germán Formation of Puerto Rico.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1968 | Chiton (Chiton) rossi Smith et al. pp. G4-G6 figs. pl. 1, figs. 5a-d, 6a-d, 7a-d |
| 1973 | Chiton (Chiton) rossi Smith p. 21 |
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†Chiton (Chiton) rossi Smith et al. 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: 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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| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Puerto Rico | Chiton rossi (66738) | |
| Maastrichtian | Puerto Rico | Chiton rossi (type locality: 215513) |