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Zoroaster
Taxonomy
Zoroaster was named by Thomson (1873) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Forcipulatida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Zoroasteridae by Sladen (1889), Spencer and Wright (1966), Eagle (2006) and Gale (2011).
It was assigned to Forcipulatida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Zoroasteridae by Sladen (1889), Spencer and Wright (1966), Eagle (2006) and Gale (2011).
Species
Synonymy list
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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.
G. Zoroaster Thomson 1873
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Zoroaster fulgens Thomson 1873
†Zoroaster whangareiensis Eagle 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma
Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | Antarctica | Z. fulgens (7296 42446 81846 98515 99090 203480 203491 203500 203504) | |
| Lutetian | Antarctica | Z. fulgens (98416 203498 203499) | |
| Lutetian - Priabonian | Antarctica | Z. fulgens (203489 203495 203503) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | New Zealand (North Island) | Z. whangareiensis (204562) |