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Alastega martini
Taxonomy
Alastega martini was named by Hoare and Pojeta (2006). Its type specimen is USNM 523945, a valve (Plate I), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 6915-CO. Boyle County Quarry northeast of Perryville, which is in a Chatfieldian carbonate limestone in the Lexington Limestone Formation of Kentucky.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2006 | Alastega martini Hoare and Pojeta pp. 17 - 19 fig. 13 |
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†Alastega martini Hoare and Pojeta 2006
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. D. Hoare and J., Jr. Pojeta 2006 | Tail plate smooth, elongate, narrowly subtriangular, roundly arched transversely, posterior margin arched dorsally; intermediate plates roundly arched, broad triangularly, pointed with deep anterior sinus; head plate strongly arched, pointed. |
Measurements
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Age range: Chatfieldian or 453.80000 to 451.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chatfieldian | USA (Kentucky) | Alastega martini (99334 100233 type locality: 100288) |