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Canutus giganteus
Taxonomy
Canutus giganteus was named by Pessagno and Whalen (1982). Its type specimen is USNM 307219 and is a 3D body fossil.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1982 | Canutus giganteus Pessagno, Jr. and Whalen p. 127 figs. Pl. 4, figs. 5, 13 |
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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.
†Canutus giganteus Pessagno, Jr. and Whalen 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: p = phylum | |||||
| Reference: Kiessling 1999 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Pliensbachian | Canada (British Columbia) | Canutus giganteus (32749) | |
| Late/Upper Pliensbachian | Canada (British Columbia) | Canutus giganteus (71080) | |
| Late/Upper Pliensbachian | USA (Oregon) | Canutus giganteus (127237) | |
| Late/Upper Pliensbachian | USA (California) | Canutus giganteus (127240) |