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Palaeobuthus distinctus
Taxonomy
Palaeobuthus distinctus was named by Petrunkevitch (1913). Its type specimen is YPM 133 and is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (YPM collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois. It is the type species of Palaeobuthus.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1913 | Palaeobuthus distinctus Petrunkevitch p. 53 figs. Pl 1, fig 5; text-fig 16 |
| 1949 | Palaeobuthus distinctus Petrunkevitch p. 136 |
| 1953 | Palaeobuthus distinctus Petrunkevitch p. 22 |
| 1960 | Mazoniscorpio mazonensis Wills p. 290 figs. Pls 49, 50, 51, figs 4-6; text-figs 10-13 |
| 1986 | Palaeobuthus distinctus Kjellesvig-Waering p. 135 figs. 55-58, 111H |
| 2013 | Palaeobuthus distinctus Dunlop et al. p. 32 |
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†Palaeobuthus distinctus Petrunkevitch 1913
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Invalid names: Mazoniscorpio mazonensis Wills 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian D | USA (Illinois) | Mazoniscorpio mazonensis (133093) Palaeobuthus distinctus, Eoscorpius typicus (type locality: 112630) |