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Sclerorhynchus pettersi
Taxonomy
Sclerorhynchus pettersi was named by Case and Cappetta (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kemp Clay Formation, which is in a Maastrichtian marine claystone/sandstone in the Kemp Clay Formation of Texas.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1997 | Sclerorhynchus pettersi Case and Cappetta |
| 2017 | Sclerorhynchus pettersi Case et al. p. 74 fig. 4E |
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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.
†Sclerorhynchus pettersi Case and Cappetta 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Texas) | Sclerorhynchus pettersi (type locality: 61738) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (New Jersey) | Sclerorhynchus pettersi (61807) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (North Carolina) | Sclerorhynchus pettersi (241417) |