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Palaeopteria
Taxonomy
Palaeopteria was named by Whiteaves (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O u Sepkoski's reference number: 1233]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Pterineidae by Vokes (1980); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Pterineidae by Vokes (1980); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Moridunian to the top of the Gamachian or 477.70000 to 443.70000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Moridunian | United Kingdom (Wales) | P. sp. (87601) | |
| Chatfieldian | USA (Kentucky) | P. parvula (99334) | |
| Maysvillian | Canada (Manitoba) | P. parvula (174050) | |
| Gamachian | Canada (Manitoba) | P. parvula (26358) |