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Leptolepidites major
Taxonomy
Leptolepidites major was named by Couper (1953). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1953 | Leptolepidites major Couper |
| 1958 | Leptolepidites major Couper |
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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.
†Leptolepidites major Couper 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Middle Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 168.20000 to 5.33300 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Bathonian | France | Leptolepidites major (31317) | |
| Neocomian | Egypt (Sinai) | Leptolepidites major (140636) | |
| Early/Lower Cretaceous | Argentina (San Luis) | Leptolepidites major (151090) | |
| Aptian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Leptolepidites major (150335) | |
| Aptian - Albian | Peru (Loreto) | Leptolepidites major (144299) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Leptolepidites major (149846) | |
| Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Leptolepidites major (149746) | |
| Albian | Australia (South Australia) | Leptolepidites major (164489 164530) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Leptolepidites major (206968) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Argentina (Catamarca) | Leptolepidites major (137142) |