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Platyacanthus americanus
Taxonomy
Anodontacanthus americanus was named by Hussakof (1911).
It was recombined as Platyacanthus americanus by Zidek (1978).
It was recombined as Platyacanthus americanus by Zidek (1978).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Vazquez (authorized by M. Clapham) on 2012-08-24
Synonymy list
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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.
†Platyacanthus americanus Hussakof 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Artinskian or 298.90000 to 283.30000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Asselian | USA (Texas) | Anodontacanthus americanus (132657 132661) | |
| Artinskian | USA (Texas) | Anodontacanthus americanus (132662 132663 132665) |