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Protaspis (Protaspis) brevispina
Taxonomy
Protaspis (Protaspis) brevispina was named by Denison (1970). Its type specimen is FMNH PF 4343, a partial skeleton (a dorsal shield, dorsal shield crushed on the left side), and it is a 3D body fossil.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Protaspis (Protaspis) brevispina Denison p. 15 figs. figs. 7B, 8, 11A |
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†Protaspis (Protaspis) brevispina Denison 1970
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. H. Denison 1970 | Shield moderately slender. Rostrum of moderate length (RL/TL=0.20-0.24), narrowly rounded anteriorly, and with a well-developed preoral field covered with a fine reticular ornament. Dorsal spine short, projecting little or not at all. Ornament rather fine with 6 to 8 ridges per millimeter near the midline of the dorsal disc. Dorsal shield estimated to have attained a length of 175 millimeters. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lochkovian | USA (Wyoming) | Protaspis brevispina (153534) | |
| Early/Lower Devonian | USA (Wyoming) | Protaspis brevispina (26179) |