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Prothoplophoridae
Taxonomy
Prothoplophoridae was named by Ewing (1917). It is extant.
It was assigned to Protoplophoroidea by Subías and Arillo (2002); and to Prothoplophoroidea by Dunlop et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Protoplophoroidea by Subías and Arillo (2002); and to Prothoplophoroidea by Dunlop et al. (2013).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1917 | Prothoplophoridae Ewing |
| 2002 | Protoplophoridae Subías and Arillo p. 103 |
| 2013 | Prothoplophoridae Dunlop et al. p. 88 |
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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.
Fm. Prothoplophoridae Ewing 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Brigantian or 335.90000 to 330.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 330.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 330.3 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Brigantian | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | Archaeoplophora bella (163783) |