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Propleura borealis
Taxonomy
Propleura borealis was named by Wieland (1904). Its type specimen is YPM 778, a partial shell (the nuchal and the first and the second neural; the second, third, fifth, sixth, and seventh right peripherals; the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth left ), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cream Ridge Marl Company pit (Hornerstown Fm.), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine marl in the Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey.
It was recombined as Osteopygis borealis by Hay (1908) and Hay (1930); it was synonymized subjectively with Osteopygis emarginatus by Parham (2005).
It was recombined as Osteopygis borealis by Hay (1908) and Hay (1930); it was synonymized subjectively with Osteopygis emarginatus by Parham (2005).
Synonymy list
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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.
†Propleura borealis Wieland 1904
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available