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Protomyctophum ahunga
Taxonomy
Protomyctophum ahunga was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is NMNZ S.47206, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Orore Creek, which is in an Altonian marine siltstone in the Mount Harris Formation of New Zealand.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Protomyctophum ahunga Schwarzhans p. 119 |
| 2021 | Protomyctophum ahunga Schwarzhans and Nielsen p. 18 |
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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.
†Protomyctophum ahunga Schwarzhans 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Altonian to the top of the Burdigalian or 18.70000 to 15.98000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Miocene | Chile | Protomyctophum ahunga (46980 46982) | |
| Burdigalian | Chile | Protomyctophum ahunga (241735) | |
| Altonian | New Zealand (North Shore) | Protomyctophum ahunga (219523 219524) | |
| Altonian | New Zealand (South Island) | Protomyctophum ahunga (219341 219594 219606 219608 type locality: 219609) |