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Myriacanthus paradoxus
Taxonomy
Myriacanthus paradoxus was named by Agassiz (1836). It is a 3D body fossil.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1836 | Myriacanthus paradoxus Agassiz figs. Pl 6, figs 1-6 |
| 1837 | Myriacanthus paradoxus Agassiz p. 38 |
| 1872 | Prognathodus guntheri Egerton p. 233 figs. pl. VIII |
| 1891 | Myriacanthus paradoxus Woodward p. 44 figs. pl. II. figs. 1-3 |
| 1906 | Myriacanthus paradoxus Woodward p. 2 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-4 |
| 1994 | Myriacanthus paradoxus Duffin p. 12 |
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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.
†Myriacanthus paradoxus Agassiz 1836
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Invalid names: Prognathodus guntheri Egerton 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Sinemurian or 208.50000 to 190.80000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Rhaetian | United Kingdom (England) | Myriacanthus paradoxus (122365) | |
| Angulata | France (Lorraine) | Myriacanthus paradoxus (53947) | |
| Sinemurian | United Kingdom (England) | Myriacanthus paradoxus (122153 122154 139856) Myriacanthus paradoxus, Prognathodus guntheri (122155) | |
| Early/Lower Sinemurian | United Kingdom (England) | Myriacanthus paradoxus (122371) |