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Pohlsepia mazonensis
Taxonomy
Pohlsepia mazonensis was named by Kluessendorf and Doyle (2003). Its type specimen is FMNH PE51727 and is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Pit 11, Braidwood, Mazon Creek (FMNH coll), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois. It is the type species of Pohlsepia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2003 | Pohlsepia mazonensis Kluessendorf and Doyle p. 920 fig. 1 |
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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.
†Pohlsepia mazonensis Kluessendorf and Doyle 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.40000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian D | USA (Illinois) | Pohlsepia mazonensis (type locality: 122493) |