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Abyssomedon williamsi
Taxonomy
Abyssomedon williamsi was named by MacDougall and Reisz (2014). Its type specimen is BMRP 2008 33a, a partial skeleton (Semi-articulated partial skullwith disarticulated postcranial elements), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Richards Spur, which is in an Artinskian fissure fill claystone/conglomerate in Oklahoma. It is the type species of Abyssomedon.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2014 | Abyssomedon williamsi MacDougall and Reisz p. 617 |
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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.
†Abyssomedon williamsi MacDougall and Reisz 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 279.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Artinskian | USA (Oklahoma) | Abyssomedon williamsi (type locality: 67862) |