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Parastegosimpsonia peruana
Taxonomy
Parastegosimpsonia peruana was named by Ciancio et al. (2012). Its type specimen is LACM 150608, an osteoderm (buckler osteoderm), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Santa Rosa (LACM Loc. 6289), which is in a Rupelian terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in the Yahuarango Formation of Peru. It is the type species of Parastegosimpsonia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2012 | Parastegosimpsonia peruana Ciancio et al. |
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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.
†Parastegosimpsonia peruana Ciancio et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priabonian | Argentina (Catamarca) | Parastegosimpsonia peruana (41608) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Peru | Parastegosimpsonia peruana (199563) | |
| Rupelian | Peru (Departamento de Ucayali) | Parastegosimpsonia peruana (type locality: 149523) | |
| Rupelian - Chattian | Peru | Parastegosimpsonia peruana (199562) |