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Australopristis wiffeni
Taxonomy
Australopristis wiffeni was named by Martill and Ibrahim (2012). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GS11359, Mangahouanga Stream (V19/f6909), which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian shoreface sandstone in the Tahora Formation of New Zealand. It is the type species of Australopristis.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2012 | Australopristis wiffeni Martill and Ibrahim p. 74 fig. 7 |
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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.
†Australopristis wiffeni Martill and Ibrahim 2012
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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: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Campanian | New Zealand (South Island) | Onchopristis dunklei (37089) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) | Onchopristis dunklei (type locality: 27887) |