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Taxonomy
Proetus simus was named by Lane (1984) [= Proetus cf. granulatus Lindström 1885 - Perry & Chatterton 1977 p. 289 pl. 1 f. 12-14, 19-20 (not pl. 1 f. 9-11, 16-18, 21-23).]. Its type specimen is MGUH 16.308, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is unite 6D, Kayser Bjerg, which is in a Wenlock reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/lime mudstone in Greenland.
It was recombined as Gerastos simus by Adrain (1997).
It was recombined as Gerastos simus by Adrain (1997).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
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.
†Gerastos simus Lane 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009 | |||||
Age range: Sheinwoodian or 433.40000 to 430.50000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Sheinwoodian | Canada (Nunavut) | Gerastos simus (25975) | |
| Wenlock | Greenland | Proetus simus (type locality: 188490) | |
| Wenlock | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Gerastos simus (689) |