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Decorotergum warrenae

Myriapoda

Taxonomy
Decorotergum warrenae was named by Jell (1983). Its type specimen is QMF12294 and is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Kolane Station, west of Kennedy Peak, which is in a Pliensbachian/Toarcian lacustrine - small ironstone/sandstone in the Evergreen Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Decorotergum.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Decorotergum warrenae Jell p. 197 figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classMyriapoda()
DignathaTiegs 1947
subclassDiplopodaGervais 1844
genusDecorotergum
specieswarrenae

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Decorotergum warrenae Jell 1983
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Toarcian or 192.90000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian - Toarcian192.9 - 174.7Australia (Queensland) Decorotergum warrenae (type locality: 77179)