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Oenonites olavi
Discussion
Named in honour of Mr. Olof Magnus Eriksson, my brother.
Taxonomy
Oenonites olavi was named by Eriksson (1997). Its type specimen is LO 7660 (right MI) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lickershamn 2, which is in a Sheinwoodian marine marl in the Hogklint Beds Formation of Sweden.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1997 | Oenonites olavi Eriksson p. 223 figs. 13A-D |
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†Oenonites olavi Eriksson 1997
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. Eriksson 1997 | Right MI: Wide, rounded anterior part of the jaw. Outer face tapers strongly posteriorly below the ramus. Ovally shaped (longitudinally) and long ramus. Slender denticles. Left MI: Wide jaw which tapers mainly posteriorly but not as much as the right MI due to the presence of an inner wing. Sharp sinistral turn of outer margin at about 1/3 of the jaw length. Posteline. Slender denticles. |
Measurements
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Age range: Sheinwoodian or 433.40000 to 430.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Sheinwoodian | Sweden (Gotland) | Oenonites olavi (type locality: 224111) |