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Dorypterus hoffmanni
Taxonomy
Dorypterus hoffmanni was named by Germar (1842). Its type specimen is GPIUH, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1842 | Dorypterus hoffmanni Germar p. 35 figs. Pl 14, fig 4 |
| 1842 | Platysomus althausii Münster p. 44 figs. Pl 5, fig 2 |
| 1861 | Dorypterus hoffmanni Geinitz p. 7 |
| 1870 | Dorypterus hoffmanni Hancock and Howse p. 623 figs. Pl 42, figs 1-4; pl 43, figs 1-4 |
| 1941 | Dorypterus hoffmanni Westoll p. 39 |
| 2009 | Dorypterus hoffmanni Diedrich p. 82 fig. 9f |
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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.
†Dorypterus hoffmanni Germar 1842
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Invalid names: Platysomus althausii Münster 1842 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | United Kingdom | Dorypterus hoffmanni (125324 149365) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Germany | Dorypterus hoffmanni (130279 149472) Platysomus althausii (149471) |