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Nectoptilus mazonus
Taxonomy
Nectoptilus mazonus was named by Béthoux (2005). Its type specimen is FMNH PE 31978, a forewing (right forewing), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (FMNH collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois. It is the type species of Nectoptilus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2005 | Nectoptilus mazonus Béthoux p. 124 figs. Fig 6 |
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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.
†Nectoptilus mazonus Béthoux 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian D | USA (Illinois) | Nectoptilus mazonus (type locality: 112638) |