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Oklatheridium szalayi
Taxonomy
Oklatheridium szalayi was named by Davis et al. (2008). Its type specimen is OMNH 62410, a tooth (LM2 missing the protoconal region), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is McLeod Prison (OMNH V706), Tomato Hill, which is in an Aptian/Albian floodplain claystone/sandstone in the Antlers Formation of Oklahoma. It is the type species of Oklatheridium.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2008 | Oklatheridium szalayi Davis |
2008 | Oklatheridium szalayi Davis et al. p. 8 figs. 1.3-1.4 |
2011 | Oklatheridium szalayi Davis and Cifelli p. 445 |
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†Oklatheridium szalayi Davis et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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B. M. Davis and R. L. Cifelli 2011 | diagnosis.—Species of Oklatheridium differing from O. minax in smaller size, relatively smaller stylocone, and greater relative size difference between M1 and M2 |