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Tumicephalus
Taxonomy
Tumicephalus was named by Palmer (1965). Its type is Tumicephalus depressus.
It was assigned to Pterocephaliidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Pterocephaliidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
Species
T. depressus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Tumicephalus Palmer p. 89 |
| 2002 | Tumicephalus Jell and Adrain p. 456 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997 | |||||
Age range: Steptoean or 497.00000 to 493.50000 Ma
Collections (19 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steptoean | USA (Utah) | T. depressus (240234 240235 240236) | |
| Steptoean | USA (Nevada) | T. depressus (110442 114290 114595 114596 122124 122127) | |
| Furongian | USA (Utah) | T. depressus (156439 156440 156455 156456 156457 156466 156467 156468 156469) T. sp. (156407) |