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Grossopterus
Taxonomy
Grossopterus was named by Størmer (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg-u Sepkoski's reference number: 360]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Hughmilleriidae by Størmer (1955); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Waeringopteroidea by Dunlop et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Hughmilleriidae by Størmer (1955); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Waeringopteroidea by Dunlop et al. (2020).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1934 | Grossopterus Størmer |
1955 | Grossopterus Størmer p. 30 |
2002 | Grossopterus Sepkoski |
2020 | Grossopterus Dunlop et al. p. 23 |
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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. †Grossopterus Størmer 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Collections
No collection or age range data are available