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Eriptychius americanus
Taxonomy
Eriptychius americanus was named by Walcott (1892). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Harding Quarry, northwest of Cañon City, which is in a Franklinian open shallow subtidal sandstone in the Harding Sandstone Formation of Colorado. It is the type species of Eriptychius.
Synonymy list
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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.
†Eriptychius americanus Walcott 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Franklinian to the top of the Caradoc or 457.30000 to 449.50000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Caradoc | USA (Colorado) | Eriptychius americanus (10380) | |
| Franklinian | USA (Colorado) | Eriptychius americanus (type locality: 155756) | |
| Richmondian | USA (Wyoming) | Eriptychius americanus (65239) |