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Petrozium staufferi
Taxonomy
Petrozium staufferi was named by Merriam (1972). Its type specimen is USNM 159458 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS loc. M191, Bonnet Rock, Klamath Mountains, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Gazelle Formation of California.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Petrozium staufferi Merriam pp. 37 - 38 figs. Plate 7, figures 1-6 |
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†Petrozium staufferi Merriam 1972
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. W. Merriam 1972 | Petrosium with fairly compact phaceloid growth habit, forms heads more than one foot in diameter. Corallites slender. Septa non-carinate; longer septa extend to axis where some join but do not form a discrete axial structure. Wall thin, without continuous stereozone. Dissepimentarium narrow, commonly in two columns; peripheral dissepiments nearly horizontal. Some of the wide strongly uparched tabulae nearly complete. |
Measurements
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Age range: Ludlow or 427.40000 to 423.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wenlock - Pridoli | USA (California) | Diphyphyllum fasciculum (214346) | |
| Ludlow | USA (California) | Petrozium staufferi (type locality: 79733 229579) |