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Zacanthopsis contractus
Taxonomy
Zacanthopsis contractus was named by Palmer (1964). Its type specimen is USNM 144287, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 3748-CO, northeast of Gold Point, which is in a Dyeran carbonate sandstone/limestone in the Harkless Formation of Nevada.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1964 | Zacanthopsis contractus Palmer p. F10 figs. Pl. 3, fig. 4 |
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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.
†Zacanthopsis contractus Palmer 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||