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Protostega eaglefordensis
Taxonomy
Protostega eaglefordensis was named by Zangerl (1953). Its type specimen is TMM 924, a partial skeleton, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Lake Waco Dam, which is in a Cenomanian marine shale in the Eagle Ford Formation of Texas.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1953 | Protostega eaglefordensis Zangerl p. 89 figs. Fig. 27-28 |
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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.
†Protostega eaglefordensis Zangerl 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Uetz 2005, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Cenomanian | USA (Texas) | Protostega eaglefordensis (type locality: 198243) |