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Palaeocampa anthrax
Taxonomy
Palaeocampa anthrax was named by Meek and Worthen (1865). It is an impression. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (University of Illinois collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois. It is the type species of Palaeocampa.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1865 | Palaeocampa anthrax Meek and Worthen p. 52 |
| 2004 | Palaeocampa anthrax Pleijel et al. p. 694 fig. 1,2 |
| 2025 | Palaeocampa anthrax Knecht et al. p. 2 figs. 1-6, 8a |
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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.
†Palaeocampa anthrax Meek and Worthen 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Westphalian D to the top of the Stephanian B or 309.80000 to 300.90000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westphalian D | USA (Illinois) | Palaeocampa anthrax (21981 112630 112638 type locality: 152106) | |
| Stephanian | France (Saône-et-Loire) | Palaeocampa anthrax (236920) | |
| Stephanian B | France | Palaeocampa anthrax (122490) |