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Paragalathea africana
Taxonomy
Paragalathea africana was named by Garassino et al. (2008). Its type specimen is MSNM i26863, 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.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2008 | Paragalathea africana Garassino et al. p. 55 fig. 13,14 |
| 2010 | Paragalathea africana Schweitzer et al. p. 50 |
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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.
†Paragalathea africana 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 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Morocco | Paragalathea africana (type locality: 127539) |