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Pteroplax cornutus
Taxonomy
Pteroplax cornuta was named by Hancock and Atthey (1868). Its type specimen is H.M.G. 15.72, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hannah Pit, Newsham, which is in a Bashkirian terrestrial coal in the Middle Coal Measures Formation of the United Kingdom.
It was corrected as Pteroplax cornutus by Boyd (1980).
It was corrected as Pteroplax cornutus by Boyd (1980).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1868 | Pteroplax cornuta Hancock and Atthey |
| 1970 | Pteroplax cornuta Panchen p. 48 |
| 1980 | Pteroplax cornutus Boyd |
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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.
†Pteroplax cornutus Hancock and Atthey 1868
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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 | |||||
Age range: Bashkirian or 323.20000 to 315.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bashkirian | United Kingdom (England) | Pteroplax cornuta (177139) |