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Beaconites
Taxonomy
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Beaconites Vyalov |
| 1975 | Beaconites Hantzschel |
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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. †Beaconites Vyalov 1962
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. Hantzschel 1975 | Large horizontal segmented (“septate”) burrows, many of them of giant size; 3 to 13 cm (max) wide, 8 to 10 cm very common width; somewhat sinuous, large forms relatively straight; rather long (up to about 1 m); commonly crowded; associated with rounded pits of similar cross section; marginal welts 5 to 30 mm wide; curving “septal” ridges mostly remarkably equidistant; those of giant forms usually markedly crescentic, but size, shape, and spacing may vary considerably. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Albian or 132.90000 to 100.50000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hauterivian | United Kingdom (England) | B. sp. (223905) | |
| Barremian - Albian | China (Sichuan) | B. antarcticus (220058 220063) |