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Prosopiscus edgarensis
Taxonomy
Prosopiscus edgarensis was named by Legg (1976). Its type specimen is UWA 71255, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Core 5, Edgar Range No. 1, Canning Basin, which is in a Darriwilian carbonate shale/limestone in the Goldwyer Formation of Australia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1976 | Prosopiscus edgarensis Legg p. 23 figs. Pl. 6, fig. 30 |
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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.
†Prosopiscus edgarensis Legg 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999 | |||||
Age range: Darriwilian or 469.40000 to 458.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Darriwilian | Australia (Western Australia) | Prosopiscus edgarensis (type locality: 236064) |