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Boreostemma gigantea
Taxonomy
Asterostemma gigantea was named by Carlini et al. (1997). Its type specimen is IGM 250928, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Duke Locality 113 (La Venta Fauna), which is in a Laventan fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the La Victoria Formation of Colombia.
It was recombined as Boreostemma gigantea by Carlini et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Boreostemma gigantea by Carlini et al. (2008).
Entered
by J. Carrillo (authorized by C. Jaramillo) on 2013-10-07
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Asterostemma gigantea Carlini et al. p. 222 figs. 13.1 C_E |
| 2008 | Boreostemma gigantea Carlini et al. p. 142 |
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†Boreostemma gigantea Carlini et al. 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available