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Staurolithites crux
Taxonomy
Discolithus crux was named by Deflandre and Fert (1954).
It was recombined as Staurolithites crux by Caratini (1963), Bown (1998), González Estebenet et al. (2021).
It was recombined as Staurolithites crux by Caratini (1963), Bown (1998), González Estebenet et al. (2021).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1954 | Discolithus crux Deflandre and Fert |
| 1963 | Staurolithites crux Caratini |
| 1998 | Staurolithites crux Bown |
| 2021 | Staurolithites crux González Estebenet et al. |
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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.
†Staurolithites crux Deflandre and Fert 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Early/Lower Hauterivian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 132.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Hauterivian | Germany | Staurolithites crux (50181) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | South Atlantic | Staurolithites crux (237071) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Argentina (Chubut) | Staurolithites crux (236602) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Staurolithites crux (232048) |