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Minicephalus
Taxonomy
Minicephalus was named by Lochmann and Lu (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-l Sepkoski's reference number: 379]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Illaenuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Illaenuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1960 | Minicephalus Lochmann and Lu |
| 2002 | Minicephalus Jell and Adrain p. 407 |
| 2002 | Minicephalus 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. †Minicephalus Lochmann and Lu 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997 | |||||
Age range: Dresbachian or 497.00000 to 485.40000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Dresbachian | USA (Wyoming) | M. primus (8956) | |
| Dresbachian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | M. sp. (25605) |