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Valdicossus
Taxonomy
Valdicossus was named by Wang et al. (2008). It is not extant. Its type is Valdicossus chesteri.
It was assigned to Palaeontinidae by Wang et al. (2008), Li et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Palaeontinidae by Wang et al. (2008), Li et al. (2019).
Species
V. chesteri (type species), V. mikewebsteri
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2008 | Valdicossus Wang et al. p. 66 |
| 2019 | Valdicossus Li et al. p. 298 |
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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. †Valdicossus Wang et al. 2008
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†Valdicossus chesteri Wang et al. 2008
†Valdicossus mikewebsteri Li et al. 2019
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| B. Wang et al. 2008 | Hindwing oval, anterior margin curved in distal part; costal area wide, maximal width in basal 1/3rd; vein R fused with vein Sc basally, and branching into veins Sc+RA and RP; vein Sc terminating in costal margin just basad of wing indentation; branch RP fused with vein M1 for a long distance basad of level of indentation; veins M1, M2 and M3+4 arising from stem M at wing base; vein M3+4 unbranched and almost straight; veins CuP and Pcu simple; vein A1 absent; membrane with geometric colour pattern. |
Measurements
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Hauterivian to the top of the Early/Lower Barremian or 132.60000 to 121.40000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Hauterivian | United Kingdom (England) | V. chesteri (103930) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | United Kingdom (Surrey) | V. mikewebsteri (189915) |