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Atherstonia scutata
Taxonomy
Atherstonia scutata was named by Woodward (1889). Its type specimen is BMNH P4735, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Atherstonia scutata Woodward |
| 1891 | Atherstonia scutata Woodward p. 514 |
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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.
†Atherstonia scutata Woodward 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Atherstonia scutata (228433) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | Atherstonia scutata (228429) |