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Goldfieldia pacifica
Taxonomy
Goldfieldia pacifica was named by Palmer (1964). Its type specimen is USNM 144264, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 3748-CO, northeast of Gold Point, which is in a Dyeran carbonate sandstone/limestone in the Harkless Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Goldfieldia.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1964 | Goldfieldia pacifica Palmer p. F7 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 14 |
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†Goldfieldia pacifica Palmer 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available