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Paracosmus (Paracosmus) palpalis
Taxonomy
Protophthiria palpalis was named by Cockerell (1914). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Wilson Ranch, Florissant, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large horizon in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
It was recombined as Lithocosmus palpalis by Evenhuis (1984); it was recombined as Paracosmus (Paracosmus) palpalis by Evenhuis and Greathead (1999).
It was recombined as Lithocosmus palpalis by Evenhuis (1984); it was recombined as Paracosmus (Paracosmus) palpalis by Evenhuis and Greathead (1999).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1914 | Protophthiria palpalis Cockerell p. 720 fig. 5,6 |
| 1984 | Lithocosmus palpalis Evenhuis p. 157 figs. 1-3 |
| 1999 | Paracosmus (Paracosmus) palpalis Evenhuis and Greathead |
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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.
†Paracosmus (Paracosmus) palpalis Cockerell 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Protophthiria palpalis (type locality: 113749) |