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Melanothrips extincta
Taxonomy
Melanothrips extincta was named by Scudder (1875). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Chagrin Valley, which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large shale in the Green River Formation of Colorado.
It was recombined as Melanthrips extincta by Handlirsch (1907).
It was recombined as Melanthrips extincta by Handlirsch (1907).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1875 | Melanothrips extincta Scudder p. 221 |
| 1877 | Melanothrips extincta Scudder p. 761 |
| 1890 | Melanothrips extincta Scudder p. 371 figs. Pl 5 figs 90, 91 |
| 1907 | Melanthrips extincta Handlirsch p. 691 |
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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.
†Melanothrips extincta Scudder 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Bridgerian or 50.30000 to 46.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bridgerian | USA (Colorado) | Melanothrips extincta (type locality: 121146) |