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Phalarodon major
Taxonomy
Phalarodon major was named by Maisch and Matzke (2000) [Species originally named by von Huene, 1916 and recombined by Maisch and Matzke in a an article not yet published when current reference was written, so original name not known.]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Aach, near Freudenstadt, which is in an Anisian marine horizon in Germany.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Phalarodon major Maisch and Matzke |
| 2010 | Phalarodon major Maisch |
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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.
†Phalarodon major Maisch and Matzke 2000
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke 2000 | "Very large species of the genus, skull length considerably exceeding 30 cm, posterior dome-shaped teeth small and extremely compressed laterally, probably few in number." |
Measurements
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