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Galeaster
Taxonomy
Galeaster is a genus. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Holasteridae by Wagner and Durham (1966); and to Holasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Holasteridae by Wagner and Durham (1966); and to Holasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Galeaster Wagner and Durham p. U530 |
| 2002 | Galeaster Sepkoski |
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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.
G. †Galeaster
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.10000 to 61.60000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maastrichtian | Spain (Santander) | G. bertrandi (157004) | |
| Danian | Kazakhstan | G. bertrandi (48023) | |
| Danian | Austria | G. bertrandi (47930) |