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Rafaeliana minima
Taxonomy
Rafaelia minima was named by Nel et al. (2005). Its type specimen is SMNK 2359, an exoskeleton (fragment of body and wings), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Crato (SMNK collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
It was recombined as Rafaeliana minima by Nel et al. (2006).
It was recombined as Rafaeliana minima by Nel et al. (2006).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2005 | Rafaelia minima Nel et al. p. 848 figs. 4-6 |
| 2006 | Rafaeliana minima Nel et al. p. 190 |
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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.
†Rafaeliana minima Nel et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Rafaelia minima (type locality: 122556 122557 122922 122925) |