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Proleptochelia tenuissima
Taxonomy
Proleptochelia tenuissima was named by Vonk and Schram (2007). Its type specimen is MCNA 9846A, an exoskeleton, and it is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Peñacerrada outcrop I, which is in an Albian terrestrial amber in the Escucha Formation of Spain. It is the type species of Proleptochelia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2007 | Proleptochelia tenuissima Vonk and Schram p. 1505 figs. 1.4, 1.6, 3.1-3.5 |
| 2015 | Proleptochelia tenuissima Sánchez-García et al. p. 664 figs. 11, 12 |
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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.
†Proleptochelia tenuissima Vonk and Schram 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Late/Upper Albian or 106.30000 to 100.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Albian | Spain (Álava) | Proleptochelia tenuissima (type locality: 108769) |