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Estesina elegans
Taxonomy
Estesina elegans was named by Ročec and Nessov (1993). Its type specimen is LU-N5/172, a maxilla (posterior part of right maxilla), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CBI-4b, Dzharakuduk II, which is in a Turonian/Turonian terrestrial horizon in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan. It is the type species of Estesina.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1993 | Estesina elegans Ročec and Nessov p. 30 |
| 2000 | Estesina elegans Shishkin p. 304 |
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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.
†Estesina elegans Ročec and Nessov 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian | Uzbekistan (Navoi) | Estesina elegans (58168 type locality: 118246) |