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Schizodus cuneatus
Taxonomy
Schizodus cuneatus was named by Meek (1875).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1875 | Schizodus cuneatus Meek p. 336 figs. PI. 20 f. 7 |
1884 | Schizodus cuneatus Walcott p. 252 figs. Plate xx, fig. 8 |
1922 | Schizodus cuneatus Morningstar pp. 223 - 224 figs. PI. XIII, figs. 1, 2 |
1978 | Schizodus cuneatus Hoare et al. p. 1031 |
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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.
†Schizodus cuneatus Meek 1875
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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H. Morningstar 1922 | It is easily distinguished by its large size, its high pointed beaks, its short anterior end, and its extremely produced posterior-inferior angle. |
Measurements
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Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Age range: base of the Missourian to the top of the Virgilian or 306.00000 to 298.90000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Missourian | USA (Texas) | Schizodus cuneatus (217918) | |
Missourian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Schizodus cuneatus (184103 184105) | |
Virgilian | USA (Texas) | Schizodus cuneatus (217932) |