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Cratotetraspinus fossorius
Taxonomy
Tetraspinus fossorius was named by Martins-Neto (1995). Its type specimen is UnG-035, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Crato, Tatajuba farm, Araripe Basin, which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large limestone in the Crato Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Cratotetraspinus, Tetraspinus.
It was recombined as Cratotetraspinus fossorius by Martins-Neto (1997).
It was recombined as Cratotetraspinus fossorius by Martins-Neto (1997).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1995 | Tetraspinus fossorius Martins-Neto p. 329 figs. 57-63, 76, 77 |
| 1997 | Cratotetraspinus fossorius Martins-Neto p. 105 |
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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.
†Cratotetraspinus fossorius Martins-Neto 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceara) | Cratotetraspinus fossorius (34899) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Tetraspinus fossorius (type locality: 105330) |