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Fergusonites striatus
Taxonomy
Fergusonites striatus was named by Guex (1980). Its type specimen is MGL 46006 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Level Z-15, Reno Draw section 1, which is in a Liasicus marine limestone in the Sunrise Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Fergusonites.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Fergusonites striatus Guex p. 132 figs. Pl 1, fig 1 |
| 1995 | Fergusonites striatus Guex p. 15 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-6 |
| 2008 | Fergusonites striatus Longridge et al. |
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†Fergusonites striatus Guex 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| height | 12 | 10.1 | 6.20 | 13.6 | 10.6 | 2.21 | |
| diameter | 12 | 22.0 | 13.5 | 30.2 | 23.6 | 5.02 | |
| inflation | 12 | 4.71 | 2.50 | 6.80 | 5.00 | 1.43 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Liasicus or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liasicus | Canada (British Columbia) | Fergusonites striatus (84734 84922 84924 84925 84926 84957) | |
| Liasicus | USA (Nevada) | Fergusonites striatus (type locality: 188599) | |
| Middle Hettangian | Chile | Fergusonites striatus (209306) |