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Paraeopentapodiscus parvus
Taxonomy
Paraeopentapodiscus parvus was named by Ellenberger (1974). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is 75C, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Matsepe tracksite (zone B/1), which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian crevasse splay siliciclastic in the Elliot Formation of Lesotho.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1974 | Paraeopentapodiscus parvus Ellenberger pp. 135-136 figs. Pl. R, XXX |
| 1984 | Paraeopentapodiscus parvus Olsen and Galton p. 110 |
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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.
†Paraeopentapodiscus parvus Ellenberger 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Luo et al. 2003, Hopson 1973 | |||||
Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.30000 to 190.80000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Hettangian - Sinemurian | Lesotho (Mafeteng) | Paraeopentapodiscus parvus (type locality: 149707) |