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Metarthricocephalus
Taxonomy
Metarthricocephalus was named by Zhao and Yuan (2002) [in Yuan et al.]. It is not extant. Its type is Metarthricocephalus spinosus.
It was assigned to Oryctocephalidae by Sundberg et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Oryctocephalidae by Sundberg et al. (2011).
Species
M. spinosus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Metarthricocephalus Zhao and Yuan |
| 2011 | Metarthricocephalus Sundberg et al. |
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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.
G. †Metarthricocephalus Zhao and Yuan 2002
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†Metarthricocephalus spinosus Zhao and Yuan 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Taijangian or 506.50000 to 504.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Taijangian | China (Guizhou) | M. spinosus (128257) |