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Kyphophyllum nevadensis
Taxonomy
Kyphophyllum nevadensis was named by Merriam (1973). Its type specimen is USNM 159425 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ikes Canyon, USGS M1114, Nevada, which is in a Lochkovian open shallow subtidal limestone in the McMonnigal Limestone Formation of Nevada.
It was recombined as Neomphyma nevadense by Pedder and Murphy (1997).
It was recombined as Neomphyma nevadense by Pedder and Murphy (1997).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1973 | Kyphophyllum nevadensis Merriam p. 47 figs. Plate 13, figures 1-4 |
| 1997 | Neomphyma nevadense Pedder and Murphy p. 344 |
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†Kyphophyllum nevadensis Merriam 1973
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. W. Merriam 1973 | Kyphophyllum forming large phaceloid or bushy colonies; corallites with narrow stereozone, medium-wide closely spaced tabulae, and irregular, wide peripheral segments of lonsdaleioid dissepitnents. |
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Lochkovian or 426.70000 to 413.02000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ludlow | USA (California) | Kyphophyllum nevadensis (226664 226667) | |
| Lochkovian | USA (Nevada) | Kyphophyllum nevadensis (type locality: 36959) |