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Rapopsis joseana
Taxonomy
Rapopsis joseana was named by Saul (1988). Its type specimen is SDSNH 32676, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Carlsbad Ankylosaur (SDNHM Loc. 3392), which is in a Campanian offshore mudstone/sandstone in the Point Loma Formation of California.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Rapopsis joseana Saul p. 882 figs. Figures 2.1, 3.1-3.8, 3.10 |
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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.
†Rapopsis joseana Saul 1988
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. R. Saul 1988 | Biangulate Rapopsis with concave whorl profile both on ramp and anterior to broad periphery; anterior and posterior angulations bearing wide spiral rib, each with about 15 low nodes per whorl. |
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (California) | Rapopsis joseana (type locality: 60806) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (California) | Rapopsis joseana (99313) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Mexico (Baja California) | Rapopsis joseana (220452) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Mexico (Baja California) | Rapopsis joseana (72061) |