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Osspecus
Taxonomy
Osspecus was named by Higgs et al. (2012). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Osspecus tuscia.
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Higgs et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Higgs et al. (2012).
Species
O. pollardium, O. tuscia (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Osspecus Higgs et al. p. 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.
G. †Osspecus Higgs et al. 2012
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†Osspecus pollardium Jamison-Todd et al. 2025
†Osspecus tuscia Higgs et al. 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Piacenzian or 37.71000 to 2.58000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priabonian | USA (Alabama) | O. tuscia (28983) | |
| Middle Miocene | USA (North Carolina) | O. eunicefooteae (151550) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | O. tuscia (52582) | |
| Piacenzian | Italy | O. tuscia (47428) |