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Cretagalathea exigua
Taxonomy
Cretagalathea exigua was named by Garassino et al. (2008). Its type specimen is MSNM i26856, a carapace, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Gara Sbaa (MSNM collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Akrabou Formation of Morocco. It is the type species of Cretagalathea.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2008 | Cretagalathea exigua Garassino et al. p. 58 fig. 15,16 |
| 2010 | Cretagalathea exigua Schweitzer et al. p. 48 |
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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.
†Cretagalathea exigua Garassino et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Morocco | Cretagalathea exigua (type locality: 127539) |