| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Melongena propatulus
Taxonomy
Melongena propatulus was named by Anderson (1929). Its type specimen is CAS 4632, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS Loc. 267 (horizon R), Tubará Mtn [Tubará Fm], which is in a Pliocene marine siliciclastic in the Tubará Formation of Colombia.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Melongena propatulus Anderson pp. 133-134 figs. pl. 11, figs. 1, 2 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
†Melongena propatulus Anderson 1929
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: f = family, c = class | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Colombia | Melongena propatulus (type locality: 88298) |