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Paracridites formosus
Taxonomy
Acridites formosus was named by Goldenberg (1873). Its type specimen is Naturhist. Ver. Bonn, 23(42), a wing (wing fragment), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Fischbach, Rußhütte, which is in a Westphalian C lacustrine shale in the Lower Saarbrucker layer Formation of Germany.
It was recombined as Megathentomum formosum by Scudder (1885); it was recombined as Paracridites formosus by Handlirsch (1906), von Schlechtendal (1913) and Guthörl (1934).
It was recombined as Megathentomum formosum by Scudder (1885); it was recombined as Paracridites formosus by Handlirsch (1906), von Schlechtendal (1913) and Guthörl (1934).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1873 | Acridites formosus Goldenberg p. 18 figs. Pl 2, fig 18 |
1877 | Acridites formosus Goldenberg p. 51 |
1885 | Megathentomum formosum Scudder p. 347 |
1906 | Paracridites formosus Handlirsch p. 322 figs. Pl XXXIII fig 17 |
1913 | Paracridites formosus von Schlechtendal p. 154 figs. Pl 1, fig 16; pl 10, fig 4 |
1934 | Paracridites formosus Guthörl pp. 166-168 figs. 109; Pl 25 fig 2 |
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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.
†Paracridites formosus Goldenberg 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 |
Age range: Westphalian C or 314.60000 to 309.80000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Westphalian C | Germany | Acridites formosus (type locality: 138365) |