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Mesolimulus tafraoutensis
Taxonomy
Mesolimulus tafraoutensis was named by Lamsdell et al. (2020). Its type specimen is MSNM i26844, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gara Sbaa (MSNM collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Akrabou Formation of Morocco.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2020 | Mesolimulus tafraoutensis Lamsdell p. 25 fig. 1L |
| 2020 | Mesolimulus tafraoutensis Lamsdell et al. p. 3 fig. 1,2 |
| 2021 | Mesolimulus tafraoutensis Bicknell et al. p. 1530 fig. 5B |
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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.
†Mesolimulus tafraoutensis Lamsdell et al. 2020
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Morocco | Xiphosura indet. (type locality: 127539) |