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Malmelater grossum
Taxonomy
Elater grossus was named by Weyenbergh (1869). Its type specimen is TM 6512, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Solnhofen (Teyler Museum Collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
It was recombined as Malmelater grossus by Handlirsch (1906); it was recombined as Malmelater grossum by Ponomarenko (1985).
It was recombined as Malmelater grossus by Handlirsch (1906); it was recombined as Malmelater grossum by Ponomarenko (1985).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1869 | Elater grossus Weyenbergh p. 39 fig. 42 |
1906 | Malmelater grossus Handlirsch p. 541 |
1985 | Malmelater grossum Ponomarenko p. 137 |
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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.
†Malmelater grossum Weyenbergh 1869
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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: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bayern) | Elater grossus (type locality: 123906) Malmelater grossum (123144) |