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Phyllonaspis taphensis
Taxonomy
Phyllonaspis taphensis was named by Elliott (2016). Its type specimen is FMNH-PF14540, a partial skeleton (An incomplete dorsal shield), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Trail Canyon, Panamint Mountains (Loc. 2 of Elliott and Ilyes 1996), which is in an Emsian estuary/bay sandstone/siltstone in the Lost Burro Formation of California.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2016 | Phyllonaspis taphensis Elliott p. 1219 figs. Figures 5.1 - 5.4, 6.4, Table 2 |
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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.
†Phyllonaspis taphensis Elliott 2016
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. K. Elliott 2016 | Medium-sized Phyllonaspis with a quadrangular outline to the dorsal shield; lateral margins of the lateral brim are serrated to the posterior margin where they form a small cornu. |
Measurements
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| Reference: Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Emsian or 402.50000 to 391.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Emsian | USA (California) | Phyllonaspis taphensis (type locality: 206449) |