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Mesoproctus rayoli
Taxonomy
Mesoproctus rayoli was named by Santana et al. (2024). Its type specimen is MPSC A4295, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Crato (Regional University of Cariri LPU/MPSC collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large lime mudstone in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2024 | Mesoproctus rayoli Santana et al. p. 5 figs. 1, 2A_E, 3A,B, 4, 9 |
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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.
†Mesoproctus rayoli Santana et al. 2024
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Mesoproctus sp. (122922) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceara) | Mesoproctus rayoli (type locality: 34901) |