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Kyphocephalus
Taxonomy
Kyphocephalus was named by Miller (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran-l Sepkoski's reference number: 488]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dokimocephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dokimocephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1936 | Kyphocephalus Miller |
| 2002 | Kyphocephalus Jell and Adrain p. 395 |
| 2002 | Kyphocephalus Sepkoski |
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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.
G. †Kyphocephalus Miller 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997 | |||||
Age range: base of the Steptoean to the top of the Dolgellian or 497.00000 to 485.40000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steptoean | USA (Pennsylvania) | K. sp. (156632 156634) | |
| Franconian | USA (Wyoming) | K. p. (9047) | |
| Franconian | USA (Montana) | K. sp. (242) | |
| Dolgellian | USA (Pennsylvania) | K. sp. (62080 62081) |