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Namuropyge (Cuyapyge) brooksi
Taxonomy
Namuropyge (Cuyapyge) brooksi was named by Müller et al. (2021). Its type specimen is SMF 28218 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Browns Station, which is in a Kinderhookian carbonate limestone in the Chouteau Limestone Formation of Missouri. It is the type species of Namuropyge (Cuyapyge).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2021 | Namuropyge (Cuyapyge) brooksi Müller et al. pp. 142 - 143 fig. 6h |
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†Namuropyge (Cuyapyge) brooksi Müller et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| P. Müller et al. 2021 | The typical species of Namuropyge (Cuyapyge) with the following features: Cephalon with the characteristics of the subgenus. Pygidium with eight pairs of ribs without recognizable pleural furrows, and with 12 rhachis rings. The second rip on each side with a distinct short spine, so on the second rhachis ring. Border with 17 uniform, moderately long marginal spines. |
Measurements
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| References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Kinderhookian or 358.86000 to 351.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Kinderhookian | USA (Missouri) | Namuropyge cuyahogae (type locality: 229544) |