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Taxonomy
Psilocephala hypogaea was named by Cockerell (1909). Its type specimen is AMNH 18853, an exoskeleton (complete fly), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Florissant (Cockerell Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
It was recombined as Taracticus hypogaeus by Hauser and Irwin (2005).
It was recombined as Taracticus hypogaeus by Hauser and Irwin (2005).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1909 | Psilocephala hypogaea Cockerell p. 68 figs. Pl XVI figs 3, 3a |
| 2005 | Taracticus hypogaeus Hauser and Irwin p. 394 fig. 2,3,4B |
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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.
†Taracticus hypogaeus Cockerell 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Psilocephala hypogaea (106381 type locality: 114150) |