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Eoctonus
Taxonomy
Eoctonus was named by Petrunkevitch (1913). Its type is Eoctonus miniatus. It is the type genus of Eoctonoidea.
It was assigned to Archaeoctonidae by Petrunkevitch (1953); and to Eoctonidae by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986) and Dunlop et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Archaeoctonidae by Petrunkevitch (1953); and to Eoctonidae by Kjellesvig-Waering (1986) and Dunlop et al. (2013).
Species
E. miniatus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1913 | Eoctonus Petrunkevitch p. 51 |
| 1953 | Eoctonus Petrunkevitch p. 15 |
| 1986 | Eoctonus Kjellesvig-Waering p. 96 |
| 2013 | Eoctonus Dunlop et al. p. 30 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian D | USA (Illinois) | E. miniatus (112630 122493 151857) |