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Prototomus minimus
Taxonomy
Prototomus minimus was named by Smith and Smith (2001). Its type specimen is IRSNB M1287, a tooth (LM/1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dormaal, which is in a Ypresian fluvial sandstone in the Tienen Formation of Belgium.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2001 | Prototomus minimus Smith and Smith |
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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.
†Prototomus minimus Smith and Smith 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Gunnell 1998, Gebo and Rose 1993, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Ypresian | France (Oise) | Prototomus minimus (68174) | |
Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Prototomus minimus (38868) | |
Ypresian | Belgium (Brabant) | Prototomus minimus (type locality: 35531) |