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Cheirothrix guestphalicus
Taxonomy
Megapus guestphalicus was named by Schlüter (1868). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baumberge (Schlüter collection), which is in a Campanian marine horizon in the Baumberge Formation of Germany.
It was recombined as Cheirothrix guestphalicus by Dietze (2009).
It was recombined as Cheirothrix guestphalicus by Dietze (2009).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1868 | Megapus guestphalicus Schlüter p. 274 figs. Pl 43, fig 5 |
| 1873 | Telepholis biantennatus von der Marck p. 56 figs. Pl 1, fig 3 |
| 2009 | Cheirothrix guestphalicus Dietze p. 561 fig. 4 |
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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.
†Cheirothrix guestphalicus Schlüter 1868
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Invalid names: Telepholis biantennatus von der Marck 1873 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Campanian | Germany | Megapus guestphalicus (type locality: 221718) Telepholis biantennatus (213198) |