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Lavadamia joplinae
Taxonomy
Lavadamia joplinae was named by Adrain et al. (2003) [Paratypes: SUI 99588-99592]. Its type specimen is SUI 99587, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LDN 142.0-142.6, Lava Dam North, which is in a Skullrockian open shallow subtidal horizon in the House Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Lavadamia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2003 | Lavadamia joplinae Adrain et al. p. 582 figs. Fig. 12A, B, D, G, M |
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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.
†Lavadamia joplinae Adrain et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999 | |||||
Age range: Skullrockian or 488.90000 to 483.40000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Skullrockian | USA (Utah) | Lavadamia joplinae (type locality: 106397) |