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Taxonomy
Hypermecaspis brevifrons was named by Fortey (1974). Its type specimen is SMA 84072, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1974 | Hypermecaspis brevifrons Fortey p. 48 figs. Pl. 14, 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.
†Hypermecaspis brevifrons Fortey 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class | |||||
| References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Ibexian to the top of the Whiterockian or 488.90000 to 457.30000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ibexian | USA (California) | Hypermecaspis brevifrons (205358) | |
| Whiterockian | Norway (Spitsbergen) | Hypermecaspis brevifrons (106477 106478) |