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Saundersites illinoisiensis
Taxonomy
Saundersites illinoisiensis was named by Doguzhaeva et al. (2007). Its type specimen is FMNH PE 32521 and is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Pit 11, Braidwood, Mazon Creek (FMNH coll), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois. It is the type species of Saundersites.
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2026-04-08; modified by M. Clapham on 2026-04-08
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1968 | Jeletzkya douglassae Johnson and Richardson Jr. p. 526 figs. 1-4 |
| 1979 | Jeletzkya douglassae Saunders and Richardson Jr. p. 351 fig. 8 |
| 2007 | Saundersites illinoisiensis Doguzhaeva et al. p. 138 figs. 6.1-6.9, 6.10A |
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†Saundersites illinoisiensis Doguzhaeva et al. 2007
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Invalid names: Jeletzkya douglassae Johnson and Richardson Jr. 1968 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.40000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian D | USA (Illinois) | Jeletzkya douglassae (type locality: 122493 151855) |