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Proteoceras tyronensis
Taxonomy
Orthoceras tyronensis was named by Foerste (1912). Its type specimen is USNM 87109 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is High Bridge, Tyrone Fm., which is in a Rocklandian shallow subtidal limestone in the Tyrone Limestone Formation of Kentucky.
It was recombined as Sactoceras tyronensis by Foerste (1933); it was recombined as Proteoceras tyronensis by Frey (1995).
It was recombined as Sactoceras tyronensis by Foerste (1933); it was recombined as Proteoceras tyronensis by Frey (1995).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1912 | Orthoceras tyronensis Foerste pp. 139-140 |
1933 | Sactoceras josephianum Foerste pp. 2-4 |
1933 | Sactoceras tyronensis Foerste p. 6 |
1995 | Proteoceras tyronensis Frey |
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†Proteoceras tyronensis Foerste 1912
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Invalid names: Sactoceras josephianum Foerste 1933 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available