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Winneshiekia youngae
Taxonomy
Winneshiekia youngae was named by Lamsdell et al. (2015). Its type specimen is SUI 140288, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Winneshiek Lagerstätte, which is in a Darriwilian marginal marine shale in the Winneshiek Shale Formation of Iowa. It is the type species of Winneshiekia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Winneshiekia youngae Lamsdell et al. p. 2 figs. Figure 2-4 |
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†Winneshiekia youngae Lamsdell et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. C. Lamsdell et al. 2015 | Euchelicerate with broad, vaulted carapace;
ophthalmic ridge associated with lateral eye; 13 opisthosomal tergites; first tergite expressed as a laterally reduced microtergite; tergites 2–8 with angular epimera; tergites 9– 13 lacking epimera; pair of elongate apodemal nodes located centrally on at least tergites 2–7. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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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 | USA (Iowa) | Winneshiekia youngae (type locality: 225212) |