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Elliptophillipsia ellipticus
Taxonomy
Proetus ellipticus was named by Meek and Worthen (1865). It is the type species of Elliptophillipsia.
It was recombined as Elliptophillipsia ellipticus by Hessler (1963).
It was recombined as Elliptophillipsia ellipticus by Hessler (1963).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1865 | Proetus ellipticus Meek and Worthen |
| 1963 | Elliptophillipsia ellipticus Hessler |
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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.
†Elliptophillipsia ellipticus Meek and Worthen 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999 | |||||
Age range: Kinderhookian or 358.86000 to 351.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Kinderhookian | USA (Missouri) | Elliptophillipsia ellipticus (7389) | |
| Mississippian | USA (California) | Proetus ellipticus (214521) |