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Taxonomy
Protopresbynileus divergens was named by Fortey et al. (2024). Its type specimen is LACMIP 42370.24, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 42370, Badger Flat, Inyo Mountains, which is in a Blackhillsian deep-water shale/limestone in the Al Rose Formation of California.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2024 | Protopresbynileus divergens Fortey et al. figs. Figure 5 |
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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.
†Protopresbynileus divergens Fortey et al. 2024
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009 | |||||
Age range: Blackhillsian or 474.90000 to 470.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Blackhillsian | USA (California) | Protopresbynileus divergens (type locality: 40732) |