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Colosteus scutellatus
Taxonomy
Pygopterus scutellatus was named by Cope (1869). Its type specimen is AMNH 6916, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.
It was recombined as Sauropleura scutellata by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Colosteus scutellatus by Hook (1983), Ruta et al. (2003) and Clack and Milner (2015).
It was recombined as Sauropleura scutellata by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Colosteus scutellatus by Hook (1983), Ruta et al. (2003) and Clack and Milner (2015).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1856 | Pygopterus scutellatus Newberry |
| 1869 | Pygopterus scutellatus Cope |
| 1869 | Colosteus crassiscutatus Cope p. 23 |
| 1902 | Sauropleura scutellata Hay p. 419 |
| 1909 | Macrerpeton deani Moodie |
| 1983 | Colosteus scutellatus Hook |
| 2003 | Colosteus scutellatus Ruta et al. |
| 2015 | Colosteus scutellatus Clack and Milner p. 45 |
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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.
†Colosteus scutellatus Cope 1869
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Invalid names: Colosteus crassiscutatus Cope 1869 [synonym]
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: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Desmoinesian | USA (Ohio) | Colosteus scutellatus (176092) | |
| Westphalian D | USA (Ohio) | Pygopterus scutellatus (type locality: 85292) |