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Weeksia amplificata
Taxonomy
Pseudomalaxis amplificata was named by Wade (1926). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dave Weeks place, Coon Creek, which is in a Campanian coastal sandstone in the Ripley Formation of Tennessee. It is the type species of Weeksia.
It was recombined as Weeksia amplificata by Sohl (1960).
It was recombined as Weeksia amplificata by Sohl (1960).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1926 | Pseudomalaxis amplificata Wade |
| 1960 | Weeksia amplificata Sohl p. 51 figs. Pl 5, figs 40,41 |
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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.
†Weeksia amplificata Wade 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Tennessee) | Pseudomalaxis amplificata (type locality: 88357) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (Tennessee) | Weeksia amplificata (7515) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (Mississippi) | Weeksia amplificata (4118 7475 7477 7487 7586 7592) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Alabama) | Weeksia amplificata (4197) | |
| Maastrichtian | USA (Mississippi) | Weeksia amplificata (7600) | |
| Maastrichtian | USA (Tennessee) | Weeksia amplificata (205445) |