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Proavites
Taxonomy
Proavites was named by Arthaber (1896) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Proavites hueffeli.
It was assigned to Meekoceratidae by Spath (1934); to Meekoceratinae by Tozer (1981); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002) and Monnet et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Meekoceratidae by Spath (1934); to Meekoceratinae by Tozer (1981); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002) and Monnet et al. (2008).
Species
P. benigari, P. hueffeli (syn. P. marginatus, P. avitus) (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1896 | Proavites Arthaber p. 104 |
1934 | Proavites Spath |
1981 | Proavites Tozer p. 89 |
2002 | Proavites Sepkoski |
2008 | Proavites Monnet et al. p. 76 |
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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.
G. †Proavites Arthaber 1896
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†Proavites benigari Kraus 1916
†Proavites hueffeli Arthaber 1896
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Invalid names: Proavites avitus Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Proavites marginatus Arthaber 1896 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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shell height | 7 | 17.8 | 16.1 | 20.0 | 17.5 | 1.98 | |
shell diameter | 7 | 33.0 | 24.4 | 58.6 | 30.2 | 11.7 | |
shell inflation | 7 | 5.49 | 4.90 | 6.90 | 4.90 | 1.15 |
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References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: Illyrian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma
Collections (35 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Illyrian | China (Xizang) | P. hueffeli (150445) | |
Illyrian | Italy | P. hueffeli (49713 141773 141806 141813 141814 141816) | |
Illyrian | Serbia and Montenegro | P. hueffeli (215192) | |
Pelsonian | Hungary | P. hueffeli (40622 40649 91920 91935 91984 91986 91994 91997 91999) P. sp. (40619 40620 40621 40623 40639 40640 91925 91998 92000 92006 92007 92011 92020) P. sp., P. hueffeli (92008) | |
Pelsonian | Italy | P. hueffeli (56865) | |
Pelsonian | Austria | P. sp. (216623 216624) | |
Pelsonian - Illyrian | Austria | P. hueffeli, P. marginatus, P. avitus (186975) |