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Ophiotitanos magnus
Taxonomy
Ophiotitanos magnus was named by Spencer (1907). Its type specimen is Holotype BMNH E.5060, Paratype BMNH E.5050 and is a 3D body fossil.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1907 | Ophiotitanos magnus Spencer p. 106 figs. pl. 28 fig. 5, pl. 29 fig. 13 |
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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.
†Ophiotitanos magnus Spencer 1907
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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W. K. Spencer 1907 | Proximal upper arm-plates broader than long. Spines very short, seven spines on each arm-segment. Disc, with the exception of the radial plates, covered with an extensive granulation. |
Measurements
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References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992 |
Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian | United Kingdom (England) | Ophiotitanos magnus (59055) |