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Megaphyllites procerus
Taxonomy
Megaphyllites procerus was named by Arthaber (1896). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tiefengraben (Arthaber section), which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Gutenstein Formation of Austria.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1896 | Megaphyllites procerus Arthaber p. 87 figs. Pl 7, fig 11 |
| 1915 | Megaphyllites procerus Arthaber |
| 1988 | Megaphyllites procerus Fantini Sestini p. 52 figs. Pl 9, fig 3 |
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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.
†Megaphyllites procerus Arthaber 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 3 | 7.82 | 5.80 | 9.70 | 8.50 | 2.00 | |
| shell diameter | 3 | 14.4 | 10.5 | 18.4 | 15.4 | 3.99 | |
| shell inflation | 3 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 0.141 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bithynian | Türkiye | Megaphyllites procerus (143863 143917 143918 143921 143945) | |
| Pelsonian | Türkiye | Megaphyllites procerus (143959 143961) | |
| Pelsonian - Illyrian | Austria | Megaphyllites procerus (type locality: 186975) | |
| Pelsonian - Tuvalian | Türkiye (Anatolia) | Megaphyllites procerus (204511) |