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Epicaerus dilapsus
Taxonomy
Phyxelis dilapsus was named by Scudder (1893). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Green River, bluffs behind town, which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large diatomite/shale in the Green River Formation of Wyoming.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Yunakov and Kirejtshuk (2011); it was recombined as Epicaerus dilapsus by Legalov (2015).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Yunakov and Kirejtshuk (2011); it was recombined as Epicaerus dilapsus by Legalov (2015).
Synonymy list
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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.
†Epicaerus dilapsus Scudder 1893
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Bridgerian or 50.50000 to 46.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Phyxelis dilapsus (type locality: 152136) |