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Denaeaspis chelonopsis
Taxonomy
Denaeaspis chelonopsis was named by Chaboo and Engel (2009). Its type specimen is USNM 58373, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Denson site, locality 42053 (Denson intermediate), which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Green River Formation of Colorado.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2009 | Denaeaspis chelonopsis Chaboo and Engel p. 206 fig. 1H,M,N |
2019 | Denaeaspis chelonopsis Nadein p. 599 |
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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.
†Denaeaspis chelonopsis Chaboo and Engel 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: Bridgerian or 50.30000 to 46.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Bridgerian | USA (Colorado) | Denaeaspis chelonopsis (type locality: 138990) |