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Cretitanais giganteus
Taxonomy
Ophthalmapseudes giganteus was named by Malzahn (1979) [Assigned to Apseudes in title but to Ophthalmapseudes in text (bad taxonomy)]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Clay Pit, Engelbostel, Hannover, which is in a Hauterivian offshore claystone in Germany. It is the type species of Cretitanais.
It was recombined as Cretitanais giganteus by Schram et al. (1986).
It was recombined as Cretitanais giganteus by Schram et al. (1986).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1979 | Ophthalmapseudes giganteus Malzahn |
| 1986 | Cretitanais giganteus Schram et al. p. 140 fig. 9,10 |
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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.
†Cretitanais giganteus Malzahn 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Early/Lower Hauterivian or 136.40000 to 130.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Hauterivian | Germany | Ophthalmapseudes giganteus (type locality: 91586) |