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Chelichnus duncani
Taxonomy
Testudo duncani was named by Owen (1842). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Corncockle Quarry, which is in a Cisuralian terrestrial sandstone in the Corncockle Sandstone Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Chelichnus.
It was recombined as Chelichnus duncani by Jardine (1850), Hay (1902), Hay (1930), Schmidt (1959) and Haubold (1971).
It was recombined as Chelichnus duncani by Jardine (1850), Hay (1902), Hay (1930), Schmidt (1959) and Haubold (1971).
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.
†Chelichnus duncani Owen 1842
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Cisuralian to the top of the Olenekian or 298.90000 to 247.20000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Cisuralian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Testudo duncani (type locality: 174685) | |
Induan - Olenekian | Poland (Swietokrzyskie) | Chelichnus duncani (197230) |