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Edaphodon miersii
Taxonomy
Dipristis meirsii was named by Marsh (1869). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hornerstown area (Hornerstown Fm.) (PROXY), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine marl in the Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey.
It was recombined as Ischyodus miersii by Cope (1875); it was recombined as Edaphodon miersii by Hay (1902).
It was recombined as Ischyodus miersii by Cope (1875); it was recombined as Edaphodon miersii by Hay (1902).
Synonymy list
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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.
†Edaphodon miersii Marsh 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023 |
Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (New Jersey) | Dipristis meirsii (type locality: 88034) |