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Entamoebites antiquus
Taxonomy
Entamoebites antiquus was named by Poinar and Boucot (2006). Its type specimen is OSU Y2 852 (2), an other (cyst), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sainte-Barbe coal mine, Bernissart, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine - small claystone/bituminous coal in the Sainte-Barbe Clays Formation of Belgium. It is the type species of Entamoebites.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Entamoebites antiquus Poinar and Boucot p. 245 fig. 1A |
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†Entamoebites antiquus Poinar and Boucot 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 125.77000 to 119.57000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | Belgium (Hainaut) | Entamoebites antiquus (type locality: 22645) |