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Colossocossus loveridgei
Taxonomy
Colossocossus loveridgei was named by Menon et al. (2005). Its type specimen is SMNS 65502, a forewing (single forewing), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Crato (SMNS collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Colossocossus.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2005 | Colossocossus loveridgei Menon et al. p. 839 figs. 2, 5B |
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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.
†Colossocossus loveridgei Menon et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available