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Columbusia fragilis
Taxonomy
Columbusia fragilis was named by Case (2001). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Eutaw Formation, Georgia, which is in a Santonian/Santonian marine sandstone/mudstone in the Eutaw Formation of Georgia. It is the type species of Columbusia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2001 | Columbusia fragilis Case |
| 2011 | Columbusia fragilis Bourdon et al. p. 11 figs. 6F-I |
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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.
†Columbusia fragilis Case 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Santonian to the top of the Middle Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian | USA (Georgia) | Columbusia fragilis (type locality: 61769) | |
| Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian | USA (New Mexico) | Columbusia fragilis (52037) |