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Cretapenaeus berberus
Taxonomy
Cretapenaeus berberus was named by Garassino et al. (2006). Its type specimen is MNHN A24633, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Djebel Oum Tkout, which is in a Cenomanian pond claystone in Morocco. It is the type species of Cretapenaeus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2006 | Cretapenaeus berberus Garassino et al. p. 10 figs. 7-11 |
| 2008 | Cretapenaeus berberus Garassino et al. p. 46 |
| 2010 | Cretapenaeus berberus Schweitzer et al. p. 10 |
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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.
†Cretapenaeus berberus Garassino et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) | Cretapenaeus berberus (type locality: 127498) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Morocco | Cretapenaeus berberus (127539) |