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Chonosteges magnicostatus
Taxonomy
Aulosteges magnicostatus was named by Girty (1908). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 3840, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian carbonate limestone in the Word Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Chonosteges.
It was recombined as Chonosteges magnicostatus by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960) and Cooper and Grant (1975).
It was recombined as Chonosteges magnicostatus by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960) and Cooper and Grant (1975).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1908 | Aulosteges magnicostatus Girty p. 278 figs. Pl 31, figs 4-4b |
| 1909 | Aulosteges magnicostatus Girty |
| 1960 | Chonosteges magnicostatus Muir-Wood and Cooper p. 113 figs. Pl 20, figs 1-9; pl 21, figs 1-6 |
| 1975 | Chonosteges magnicostatus Cooper and Grant p. 866 |
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†Chonosteges magnicostatus Girty 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available