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Taxonomy
Palpebralina minor was named by Feist and McNamara (2013). Its type specimen is WAM 191.647, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 04. Berigora Valley, east side of McWhae Ridge, Lawford Range, which is in a Frasnian perireef or subreef limestone in the Virgin Hills Formation of Australia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2013 | Palpebralina minor Feist and McNamara pp. 242-243 figs. 3O-U |
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†Palpebralina minor Feist and McNamara 2013
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. Feist and K. J. McNamara 2013 | Cephalon with deep, gorge-like anterior border furrow, narrow (tr.) palpebral lobes and posterior fixige- nae, reduced eye lobe, flat protruding subocular areas; pygidium high, with slender, long axis, low pleurae with weakly developed pleural bands. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 379.50000 to 376.10000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Frasnian | Australia (Western Australia) | Palpebralina minor (type locality: 223206) |