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Faunus (Pseudofaunus) chiraensis
Taxonomy
Pseudofaunus chiraensis was named by Olsson (1931). Its type locality is 3-4 miles north of Casa Saman, Chira Valley, which is in a Priabonian marine shale/ash in the Chira Formation of Peru.
It was recombined as Faunus (Pseudofaunus) chiraensis by Clark and Durham (1946).
It was recombined as Faunus (Pseudofaunus) chiraensis by Clark and Durham (1946).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1931 | Pseudofaunus chiraensis Olsson p. 86 figs. Plate 16, 4, 6 |
| 1946 | Faunus (Pseudofaunus) chiraensis Clark and Durham p. 23 |
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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.
†Faunus (Pseudofaunus) chiraensis Olsson 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Eocene | Colombia (Bolivar) | Faunus chiraensis (3311) | |
| Priabonian | Peru (Piura) | Faunus chiraensis (type locality: 55431) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Colombia (Sucre) | Faunus chiraensis (42839) |